About
Simone Botti is a venture capital investor and entrepreneur with experience in life sciences and healthtech. He serves as a mentor at Invest In Equity and has led seed and early-stage life science companies through capital raising and partnership development. Botti maintains a global network across academic, business, and governmental sectors.
Experience
- Invest In EquityMentorcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- InkefSenior Partner, Head of Healthcare2023 — 2025Amstedam
- InkefPartner2022 — 2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- InkefJunior Partner2020 — 2022Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- NMD Pharma A/SMember Board of Directors2023 — 2025København, Capital Region, Denmark
- VarmXMember Board of Directors2022 — 2025Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
- Scenic BiotechMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- PrecirixMember Board Of Directors2022 — 2025Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- Anavo Therapeutics BVMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Cardior PharmaceuticalsMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2024Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Israel-Italy Chamber of Commerce and IndustryPresident2021 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
- Israel-Italy Chamber of Commerce and IndustryVice President2005 — 2021Tel Aviv, Israel
- Metabomed Ltd.CEO2016 — 2020Rehovot Area, Israel
- M VenturesHead Israel Bioincubator Fund2011 — 2016Israel
- IATI - Israeli Advanced Technology IndustriesBoard Member2012 — 2015Israel
- Israel Czech Chamber of Commerce and IndustryBoard Member2011 — 2015Israel
- German-Israel Life Science CommitteeChairman2008 — 2012ISrael
- RAD Biomed AcceleratorVP, Business Development2008 — 2011Tel Aviv, Israel
- CogenicsSenior Director Business Development2008
- SIXXPartnersVP Technology Investments2007 — 2008
Education
- Weizmann Institute of SciencePh. D., Chemistry1995 — 2000
- Sapienza Università di RomaLaurea, Chemistry1985 — 1992
Skills & more
Venture CapitalEntrepreneurship99BiotechnologyStart-ups99Life Sciences88Medical Devices79International Business99Business Strategy82Technology Transfer83Business Development68Strategy99Leadership31
Languages English · French · German · Hebrew · Italian · Spanish
From Simone's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Weizmann Institute of Science18
Yaron DanielyGeneral Partner & Head of aMoon Alpha at aMoonReut ShemaPartner at aMoonHagai Marmor-KolletAssociate at aMoonItzik ParnafesVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalPete FlintInvestor at NFXShiran Tehila MashiahPrincipal at Peregrine Ventures
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Also attended Sapienza Università di Roma38
Micaela RatiniChief Executive Officer at InsitorMargherita MarchettiInvestment Director at Innovation IndustriesFederica DraghiFounder and Managing Partner at XGEN VentureCarlo Di BiagioOperating Partner at VAM InvestmentsUmberto MacchiOperating Partner at VAM InvestmentsAlessio ZazzariniFounder at HyperNest
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Shared employers
Also worked at Inkef25
Kyang YungInvestor at DaphniRoel BulthuisInvestor at SynconaEstelle SalomonPrincipal at SpeedinvestReitze DoumaManaging Partner at InkefThijs Cohen TervaertPartner at InkefIvan BurkovJunior Partner at Inkef
+ 19 more
Also worked at Scenic Biotech7
Alexandra (Sandra) GlucksmannAdvisory Partner at Adjuvant CapitalEdward van WezelManaging Partner at BioGeneration VenturesThijs Cohen TervaertPartner at InkefAndrew McLeanManaging Partner at Tin Alley VenturesAlexander VosVenture Partner at BioGeneration VenturesRianne EllenbroekPrincipal at BioGeneration Ventures
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