Max Lebeau
InvestorVenture Partner at Norrsken VC · Principal at Positron Ventures
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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About
Holder of a PhD in Synthetic Biology, Max co-founded a biotech startup before becoming an investor, aiming to be the kind of investor he wished he had as a founder.
Experience
- PositronInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Norrsken VCVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- SynBio VenturesAngel Investorcurrent2020 — present
- BioInnovation InstituteAdvisory Board, Venture Housecurrent2024 — present
- German Association for Synthetic Biology - GASB e.V.Advisory Boardcurrent2025 — present
- German Association for Synthetic Biology - GASB e.V.Co-Foundercurrent2017 — present
- Amino CollectiveInvestment Team2023 — 2025Berlin, Germany
- Amino CollectiveVenture Partner2021 — 2023
- InsempraVice President Of Business Development2021 — 2022Berlin, Germany
- MiProbes BiotechnologyCTO & Co-Founder2019 — 2020Berlin
- BlueYard CapitalVenture Fellow2019Berlin Area, Germany
- Entrepreneur FirstMember of EF BE3 cohort2019Berlin Area, Germany
- Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial MicrobiologyPostdoctoral Researcher2018Marburg
- Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial MicrobiologyPhD Student2014 — 2018Marburg
- Philipps-Universität MarburgLecturer2015 — 2017Marburg, Germany
- iGEM CompetitionScientific Advisor, Team Marburg2015 — 2016Marburg, Germany
Skills & more
Start-upsDue DiligenceMolecular Biology14Biochemistry6ELISA4Lifesciences3Biotechnology11Cell Biology4Scientific WritingData Analysis3Western Blotting5Oncology
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ResearchCell CulturePCRSDS-PAGELife SciencesPolymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)In vitroScienceBusiness-AnalyseStartup-EntwicklungInvestmentstrategienInvestmentfondsLanguages Deutsch · English · French
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Colleagues at Norrsken VC
Agate Freimane
General Partner at Norrsken VC
Agnes Svensson
Chief Impact Officer at Norrsken VC
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Alexander Danielsson
Partner at Norrsken VC
Anna Lundin
Investment Manager at Norrsken VC
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Beata Enwall
Investment Manager at Norrsken VC
Cecilia Ma
Investment Manager at Norrsken VC
Christian zu Jeddeloh
Investment Manager at Norrsken VC
Clara Lindh Bergendorff
Venture Partner at Norrsken VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Max Lebeau?
- Holder of a PhD in Synthetic Biology, Max co-founded a biotech startup before becoming an investor, aiming to be the kind of investor he wished he had as a founder.
- Where does Max Lebeau work?
- Max Lebeau is Venture Partner at Norrsken VC.
- Where did Max Lebeau go to school?
- Max Lebeau studied at Max Planck Society (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Synthetic Biology); Technical University of Munich (Master of Science (MS), Molecular Biotechnology); Technical University of Munich (Bachelor of Science (BS), Molecular Biotechnology).
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Also attended Technical University of Munich424
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Shared employers
Also worked at BioInnovation Institute12
Sten VerlandVenture Partner at Sunstone CapitalArturo UrriosPartner at Ysios CapitalThomas NagyOperational Partner at Astanor VenturesDr. Nadine GeiserPrincipal at World FundAlexander DemoulinAssociate at Bioqube VenturesKyle SherrillAssociate at Nina Capital
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Also worked at Entrepreneur First714
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