Juan Cueva
InvestorSenior 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.
Invests in
BiotechDigital Health
Experience
- Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicineSenior Director, Search & Evaluation, West North Americacurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicineSenior Director, Early Innovation Partnering2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicineDirector, Early Innovation Partnering2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Action Potential Venture CapitalInvestor2020 — 2022Palo Alto, CA
- Applied MaterialsInvestment Manager @ Applied Ventures2017 — 2020
- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.Business Development Manager2016 — 2017Novato, CA
- ARATOME, LLCScientist & Business Operations2012 — 2016Menlo Park, CA
- Stanford University School of MedicineResearch Associate2009 — 2013
Skills & more
Negotiation1Strategic Planning10Leadership9Mentoring8Team Leadership8Licensing Negotiations1Venture Capital4Venture Financing1Entrepreneurship16Start-ups8Medical DevicesValuation
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Due DiligenceFinancial ModelingCompetitive AnalysisBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentMolecular BiologyNeuroscienceLife SciencesGo-to-market StrategyRegulatory ComplianceProject ManagementLanguages English · Spanish
From Juan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Joyance Partners
Alexander Stoeckel
Managing Partner at Joyance Partners
Alice Ko
Investment Partner at Joyance Partners
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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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Juan Cueva?
- 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.
- Where does Juan Cueva work?
- Juan Cueva is Senior Director, Early Innovation Partnering at Johnson & Johnson Innovation at Joyance Partners.
- What does Juan Cueva invest in?
- Juan Cueva invests in Biotech, Digital Health.
- Where did Juan Cueva go to school?
- Juan Cueva studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Stanford University School of Medicine (Postdoctoral, Neuroscience); UCLA (PhD, Neurobiology).
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