About
Senior Associate at the firm, holding a PhD.
Experience
- AN Venture PartnersSenior Associatecurrent2026 — present
- AN Venture PartnersAssociatecurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- AN Venture PartnersVC Fellow2024 — 2025New York, United States
- Typewriter Therapeutics, Inc.Board Observercurrent2026 — presentBoston, MA
- NYU Langone HealthNYU Langone Health Investment Advisory Committeecurrent2026 — presentNew York, United States
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkDoctoral Student2020 — 2025New York, United States
- Columbia Technology VenturesCTV Fellow2022 — 2025New York, United States
- NucleateDirector of Mentor & Expert Relations2022 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Orange Grove BioSenior Associate2023 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- Alix VenturesUniversity Ambassador2022 — 2023
- University of California, BerkeleyMaster Thesis Project2019 — 2020
- RWTH Aachen UniversityM.Sc. Molecular and Applied Biotechnology2017 — 2020Aachen, Germany
- RWTH Aachen UniversityAdmission to the Dean’s List of RWTH Aachen University2016 — 2019Aachen, Germany
- RWTH Aachen UniversityB.Sc. Molecular and Applied Biotechnology2015 — 2017Aachen, Germany
- Studienstiftung des deutschen VolkesStipendiary of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation2017 — 2020Bonn, Germany
- University of California, BerkeleyM.Eng. Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering2018 — 2019Berkeley
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME)Student Assistant2017 — 2018Aachen
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME)Bachelor Thesis2017Aachen, Germany
- Helmholtz-Institut - RWTH Aachen und Universitätsklinikum AachenScientific internship2018Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany
- Technical University MunichB.Sc. Bioprocess Engineering2014 — 2015Munich, Germany
- Medigene AGScientific Internship2015Munich, Germany
- Deutsche Oper BerlinMember of the children's choir2008 — 2014Berlin
- Deutsche Oper BerlinSolo stage performance with Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle2013Berlin
- Freie Universität BerlinStudent Internship2012Berlin
Skills & more
Microsoft Office3Python (Programming Language)MATLABPublic RelationsTeam ManagementEntrepreneurshipMarket AnalysisAtomic Force Microscopy (AFM)BiomaterialsSingle Cell SequencingTraction force microscopyPatent Portfolio Analysis
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Due DiligenceStrategic PartnershipsTechnology CommercializationBiotechnology IndustryFlow CytometryMammalian Cell CultureSite-directed MutagenesisQuality AssuranceLaboratory SkillsMonoclonal AntibodiesImmunostainingReal-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)From Paula's professional profile.
Colleagues at AN Venture Partners
Ari Nowacek
Partner at AN Venture Partners
Atsushi Shimada
Senior Principal at AN Venture Partners
Dai Hata
Associate at AN Venture Partners
Hiromitsu Nakauchi
Advisory Board at AN Venture Partners
Jack Flintoft
Investor at Dorm Room
Jun Hashimoto
Partner at AN Venture Partners
Ken Horne
Managing Partner at AN Venture Partners
Masaki Tanaka
Investment Manager at AN Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paula Schultheiss?
- Senior Associate at the firm, holding a PhD.
- Where does Paula Schultheiss work?
- Paula Schultheiss is Senior Associate at AN Venture Partners.
- Where did Paula Schultheiss go to school?
- Paula Schultheiss studied at Columbia University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); RWTH Aachen University (Master of Science - MS, Molecular and Applied Biotechnology); University of California, Berkeley (Master of Engineering - MEng, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering).
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