Where does Peter Emtage work?

Peter Emtage is Founder & CEO of Santa Ana and Venture Partner at Versant Ventures and Founder & CEO at Santa Ana Bio.

What check size does Peter Emtage write?

Peter Emtage typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What companies did Peter Emtage found?

Peter Emtage founded Santa Ana, Santa Ana Bio.

Peter Emtage

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Versant Ventures · Founder & CEO at Santa Ana Bio · Founder & CEO at Santa Ana

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedSanta Ana Santa Ana Bio

About

Peter Emtage joined Versant Ventures as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in October 2020 and became a Venture Partner in April 2021. He previously led cell therapy research at Kite Pharma (a Gilead company) and held senior scientific roles at Cell Design Labs and MedImmune, with over 20 years of drug development experience in oncology, autoimmunity, infectious diseases and inflammation.

Founder & CEO at Santa Ana Bio

Intro paths

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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Santa Ana Bio's investors below.

Santa Ana Bio's investors · 5

Access BiotechnologyNew York City Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks Versant Venture CapitalSan Francisco · since 2023 Versant VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Santa Ana Bio

Alexander RudenskyScientific Founder

Richard FlavellScientific Founder

Graham LordScientific Founder

Ansuman SatpathyScientific Founder

Founder & CEO at Santa Ana

Intro paths

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In turn, Peter can intro founders to Santa Ana's investors below.

Santa Ana's investors · 6

Access BiotechnologyNew York City Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks RTW Investments L.P.New York TPGSan Francisco Versant VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Santa Ana

Alexander RudenskyScientific Founder

Richard FlavellScientific Founder

Graham LordScientific Founder

Ansuman SatpathyScientific Founder

Experience

Santa Ana Bio, IncChief Executive Officercurrent2021 — present
Versant VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
Kite PharmaGlobal Head of Cell Therapy Research2018 — 2020
Cell Design LabsChief Scientific Officer2016 — 2018San Francisco, California

Skills & more

IND1Clinical Development99Biochemistry46Infectious Diseases23Cell Culture19GLP8Drug Discovery99GMP6Clinical Research10FDA13Antibodies13Vaccines6

+12 more

PharmacologyBiologicsBiotherapeuticsAssay DevelopmentInflammationAutoimmunityOncologyBiomarker DiscoveryBiotechnologyBiopharmaceuticalsCancerCell

Languages English

From Peter's professional profile.

Colleagues at Versant Ventures

Alex Mayweg

Managing Director at Versant Ventures

Alicia Levey

Venture Partner at Versant Ventures

Andrew Jefferson

Operating Partner at Versant Ventures

Ariel Kantor

Principal at Versant Ventures

Barbara Lubash

Managing Director at Versant Ventures

Beckie Robertson

Venture Advisor at Intuitive Ventures

Brad Bolzon

Chairman, Managing Director at Versant Ventures

Brian Atwood

Managing Director at Versant Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Emtage?: Peter Emtage joined Versant Ventures as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence in October 2020 and became a Venture Partner in April 2021. He previously led cell therapy research at Kite Pharma (a Gilead company) and held senior scientific roles at Cell Design Labs and MedImmune, with over 20 years of drug development experience in oncology, autoimmunity, infectious diseases and inflammation.
Where does Peter Emtage work?: Peter Emtage is Founder & CEO of Santa Ana and Venture Partner at Versant Ventures and Founder & CEO at Santa Ana Bio.
What check size does Peter Emtage write?: Peter Emtage typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Peter Emtage found?: Peter Emtage founded Santa Ana, Santa Ana Bio.