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Juan Cueva

Investor

Senior Director, Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson Innovation at Joyance Partners

San Francisco, California

About

Juan Cueva is Senior Director of Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson Innovation's California Innovation Center in San Francisco, where he works on pharmaceutical innovation across neuroscience and discovery and product development, negotiating licensing, collaboration, and investment deals. He previously served as Investor and Board Observer at Action Potential Venture Capital, focusing on bioelectronic therapeutic technologies, and held roles in venture capital, management consulting, and business development at Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals. He also mentors underrepresented students in STEM.

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Invests in

BiotechDigital Health

Experience

  1. Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicineSenior Director, Search & Evaluation, West North Americacurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicineSenior Director, Early Innovation Partnering2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicineDirector, Early Innovation Partnering2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Action Potential Venture CapitalInvestor2020 — 2022Palo Alto, CA
  5. Applied MaterialsInvestment Manager @ Applied Ventures2017 — 2020
  6. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.Business Development Manager2016 — 2017Novato, CA
  7. ARATOME, LLCScientist & Business Operations2012 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
  8. Stanford University School of MedicineResearch Associate2009 — 2013

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2016 — 2019
  2. Stanford University School of MedicinePostdoctoral, Neuroscience
  3. UCLAPhD, Neurobiology
  4. UCLAB.S., Neuroscience

Skills & more

Negotiation1Strategic Planning10Leadership9Mentoring8Team Leadership8Licensing Negotiations1Venture Capital4Venture Financing1Entrepreneurship16Start-ups8Medical DevicesValuation
+12 moreDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingCompetitive AnalysisBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentMolecular BiologyNeuroscienceLife SciencesGo-to-market StrategyRegulatory ComplianceProject Management

Languages English · Spanish

From Juan's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

+ 483 more

Also attended Stanford University School of Medicine67

Jeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRebecca MancusiInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesLauren PopovAssociate at Westlake Village BioPartnersClare OzawaManaging Director at Versant Ventures

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Also attended UCLA374

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesPaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General CatalystMelody MaExecutive Assistant and Lead Receptionist at Trinity VenturesGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine27

Patrick LoerchBio Advisor at Amplify PartnersUmut EserVenture Partner at Magnetic VenturesLance BermanVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalMichael KalosInvestor at 82VSCarter PrincePartner at CVS Health VenturesStefan Van den BusscheFinance | Growth at Angelwise

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Also worked at Action Potential Venture Capital4

Juan-Pablo MasPartner at Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.Suraj MudichintalaSenior Associate at Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.Dr. Jens EcksteinAdvisor at Apollo Health VenturesImran EbaPartner at Action Potential Venture Capital Ltd.

Also worked at Applied Materials43

Adrianna MaInvestor at Index VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalJoseph JeongVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersTaylor SargentPartner at Industrious VenturesHaley BrannanPartner at Operator CollectiveAlbert KimInvestor at Samsung Next

+ 37 more

Also worked at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.5

Christina BroomesCommercial Advisor at 2Flo VenturesMarten SteenManaging Partner at HealthCapCarlos SolórzanoPrincipal at S32Linda TsangExecutive Assistant at VenrockCory BystromSenior Director, Biomarker & Analytical Development at AOA Dx

Colleagues at Joyance Partners

Alexander Stoeckel
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Alice Ko
Investment Partner at Joyance Partners
Andrew Nealon
Partner & CTO at Joyance Partners
Anne DeGheest
Mentor Capitalist, Investor & Corporate Advisor at Joyance Partners
Arjun Arora
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Avi Golan
CEO at Oosto at Joyance Partners
Bradley Welch
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Charles C Smith
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners