Marianne Mertens
InvestorPartner at Apollo Health Ventures
Germany
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Marianne Mertens is a Partner at Apollo Health Ventures, which she joined in 2021, focusing on the life sciences sector. She has over a decade of experience across venture investing, strategy consulting, and research, having previously worked as a Principal at Wellington Partners and an Investment Manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), and earlier as a management consultant for pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biotechnology from RWTH Aachen University and The Scripps Research Institute, and conducted PhD research on molecular imaging of cardiac regenerative medicines.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechHealthtech
Experience
- Avatar Growth CapitalInvestment Professionalcurrent2023 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Masterkey Holdings Private LimitedInvestment Banker2022 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- DeloitteDeputy Manager - Transaction Advisory Services2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Ernst & YoungAssociate - Transaction Advisory Services2019 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka
- PwC IndiaSenior Associate2019Bangalore
- PwC IndiaArticle Assistant2016 — 2019Bengaluru Area, India
Skills & more
FinanceFinancial Modeling1Financial Advisory1Valuation1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1Due Diligence1Microsoft Excel4PowerPoint3Microsoft Word3Public Speaking4Leadership3
- EY Analytics - Data Science - Bronze — EY
- EY Analytics - Data Visualisation - Bronze — EY
- Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI — Udemy
From Marianne's professional profile.
Investments
Led
Cardior TherapeuticsConfo TherapeuticsImCheck TherapeuticsTherini Bio
Board seats
Auron TherapeuticsBooster TherapeuticsCleara TherapeuticsHAYA Therapeutics
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Apollo Health Ventures
Alexandra Bause
Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Anela Vukoja
COO at Apollo Health Ventures
Anne Marije van Harten
Investment Director at Apollo Health Ventures
Antoine Boulanger
Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Christopher R. Shepard
Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Alexandra Bause
Co-Founder & Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Gerd Hummel
Venture Partner at Apollo Health Ventures
Dr. Jeanne Bolger
Advisor at Apollo Health Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Marianne in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marianne Mertens?
- Marianne Mertens is a Partner at Apollo Health Ventures, which she joined in 2021, focusing on the life sciences sector. She has over a decade of experience across venture investing, strategy consulting, and research, having previously worked as a Principal at Wellington Partners and an Investment Manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), and earlier as a management consultant for pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biotechnology from RWTH Aachen University and The Scripps Research Institute, and conducted PhD research on molecular imaging of cardiac regenerative medicines.
- Where does Marianne Mertens work?
- Marianne Mertens is Partner at Apollo Health Ventures.
- What does Marianne Mertens invest in?
- Marianne Mertens invests in Biotech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Marianne Mertens write?
- Marianne Mertens typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Marianne Mertens sit on?
- Marianne Mertens holds tracked board seats at Auron Therapeutics, Booster Therapeutics, Cleara Therapeutics, HAYA Therapeutics.
- What companies has Marianne Mertens invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cardior Therapeutics, Confo Therapeutics, ImCheck Therapeutics, Therini Bio.
- Where did Marianne Mertens go to school?
- Marianne Mertens studied at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Chartered Accountant); St Joseph's College of Commerce (Autonomous) (Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Finance); St Joseph's Pre-University College (Commerce).
- Does Marianne Mertens lead rounds?
- Yes — Marianne Mertens has led 4 tracked investments.
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