Rianne Ellenbroek
InvestorPrincipal at BioGeneration Ventures
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Rianne Ellenbroek is a Principal at BioGeneration Ventures with 15 years of experience in life sciences venture capital, spanning company creation, seed and Series A funding, and fund management. She has worked across technology transfer, biotech, and academic sectors.
Experience
- BGV (BioGeneration Ventures)Principalcurrent2023 — presentNetherlands
- BGV (BioGeneration Ventures)Investment Manager FIRST fund2020 — 2023Netherlands
- TargED BiopharmaceuticalsBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Phlox TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- Tanai TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- VarmXBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- VectorYBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- Scenic BiotechBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- Nederlandse Vereniging van Participatiemaatschappijen (NVP)VC Committeecurrent2024 — present
- River BioMedicsBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- dualyxBoard Observer2022 — 2023
- INKEF CapitalAssociate and Analyst2017 — 2020
- Leiden University Medical CenterPostdoctoral Researcher2016 — 2017
- The University of ChicagoPostdoctoral Fellow2014 — 2016Chicago
- UChicagoTech | The University of ChicagoFellow2015Greater Chicago Area
- Leiden University Medical CenterPhD student2009 — 2014Leiden, The Netherlands
- GalapagosSecondment as Ph.D. candidate2009 — 2014
Education
- Leiden UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Diabetes and Metabolism2009 — 2014
- Leiden UniversityMaster's Degree, Biomedical Sciences (cum laude)2007 — 2009
- Karolinska InstitutetMaster's course, Biomedicine2007 — 2008
- Leiden UniversityBachelor's Degree, Biomedical Sciences2003 — 2007
Skills & more
Languages Dutch · English
From Rianne's professional profile.
Colleagues at BioGeneration Ventures
Alexander Vos
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Andree Blaukat
Senior Advisor at BioGeneration Ventures
Arnon Kater
Senior Advisor at BioGeneration Ventures
Arnoud Dijkstra
Venture Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Claire van Viersen
Executive Assistant at BioGeneration Ventures
Cyril Lesser
Vice President Finance | Funds at BioGeneration Ventures
Daniela Couto
General Partner at BioGeneration Ventures
Diede Brunen
Principal at BioGeneration Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Rianne Ellenbroek work?
- Rianne Ellenbroek is Principal at BioGeneration Ventures.
- What check size does Rianne Ellenbroek write?
- Rianne Ellenbroek typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tanai Therapeutics2
Also worked at Scenic Biotech9
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