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Mitchell Mutz

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Senior Principal at Samsara BioCapital

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Senior Principal at Samsara since 2025 and a biotech entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of experience. He was previously Entrepreneur Partner at Vivo Capital and Senior Investment Director at the Roche Venture Fund, and co-founded Amplyx Pharmaceuticals and Labcyte.

Experience

  1. Samsara BioCapitalSenior Principalcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Vellum BiotechnologyChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — present
  3. Vivo CapitalEntrepreneur Partner2021 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
  4. Codon CapitalPartner2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Roche Venture FundSenior Investment Director2019 — 2020South San Francisco, CA
  6. Roche Venture FundInvestment Director2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Codon CapitalVenture Partner2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Amplyx PharmaceuticalsCo-founder, President, and Chief Scientific Officer2007 — 2016
  9. LabcyteFounding Team and Principal Scientist2000 — 2007
  10. American Chemical Societymember1985 — 2007
  11. SciosScientist1999 — 2000
  12. Palo Alto Institute of Molecular MedicineScientist1997 — 1999
  13. State Theatre OrchestraHornist1990 — 1991
  14. National Centre for Orchestral StudiesStudent1986 — 1987

Colleagues at Samsara BioCapital

Abe Bassan
Principal at Samsara BioCapital
Alan Eisenberg
Venture Partner at Samsara BioCapital
Andrew Walker
Assistant Controller at Samsara BioCapital
Betsy Santos
Venture Partner, Chief People Officer at Samsara BioCapital
Carolyn Nguyen
Deputy General Counsel at Samsara BioCapital
Clara Dong
Senior Associate at Samsara BioCapital
Connie Su
Senior Fund Accountant at Samsara BioCapital
Cory Freedland
Investor at Samsara BioCapital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mitchell Mutz?
Senior Principal at Samsara since 2025 and a biotech entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of experience. He was previously Entrepreneur Partner at Vivo Capital and Senior Investment Director at the Roche Venture Fund, and co-founded Amplyx Pharmaceuticals and Labcyte.
Where does Mitchell Mutz work?
Mitchell Mutz is Senior Principal at Samsara BioCapital.
Where did Mitchell Mutz go to school?
Mitchell Mutz studied at Princeton University; University of Rochester (PhD, Chemistry); Goldsmiths, University of London (MA, Music Performance).

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Also worked at Vellum Biotechnology1

Mitchell MutzDirector at Bonum Therapeutics