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Roel Bulthuis

Investor

Managing Partner at Syncona

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

About

Roel Bulthuis is a Managing Partner at Syncona, where he leads the investment team and draws on over 20 years of experience in life science venture capital, business development, and investment banking. He previously served as Managing Partner and head of healthcare at Inkef Capital, and before that as SVP and Managing Director of Merck Group's M-Ventures, following senior business development roles at Merck Serono and a position in investment banking at Fortis Bank. He holds an MSc in Biopharmaceutical Sciences from Leiden University and an MBA in Finance from the Helsinki School of Economics, and is a Kauffman fellow and Level20 mentor.

Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Syncona LimitedManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. 1 bike, 2 bikes, 3 bikesEnjoying the sun2023
  3. INKEF CapitalManaging Director2019 — 2023The Randstad, Netherlands
  4. M VenturesSenior Vice President & Managing Director2015 — 2018The Randstad, Netherlands
  5. M VenturesSenior Vice President & Managing Director2009 — 2018The Randstad, Netherlands
  6. Merck SeronoSenior Director, Head of Merck Serono Ventures2009 — 2015
  7. Merck SeronoDirector, Head of Venture Capital Scouting2007 — 2009
  8. Serono InternationalAssociate Director, Corporate M&A2006 — 2007
  9. Fortis BankDirector-Biotechnology Investment Banking2000 — 2005
  10. DevgenBusiness Development2000

Education

  1. Helsingin kauppakorkeakouluMBA, Finance2005 — 2006
  2. Leiden UniversityMsc, Biopharmaceutical Sciences1995 — 2000

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 2

QuralisBoard seat

via Syncona · filed Sep 2022 · $10M raise

Ambagon TherapeuticsBoard seat

via Syncona · filed Jun 2022 · $85M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Syncona