Where does Veronika Kapustina work?

Veronika Kapustina is Founder, Houghton Street Ventures at Houghton Street Ventures.

What check size does Veronika Kapustina write?

Veronika Kapustina typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.

Where did Veronika Kapustina go to school?

Veronika Kapustina studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Bioengineering); Vanderbilt University (M.S., Biomedical Engineering); Vanderbilt University (B.E. and Founder's Medalist, Biomedical Engineering).

Veronika Kapustina

Investor

Founder, Houghton Street Ventures at Houghton Street Ventures

United Kingdom

Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $350K

About

Listed as founder of Houghton Street Ventures within the firm's advisory network.

Experience

Self-employedIndependent Technical and Management Consultantcurrent2026 — present
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)Small Business Program Manager2025 — 2026Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)Translational R&D and Commercialization Lead2024 — 2025Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)Presidential Innovation Fellow2021 — 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
White House Presidential Innovation FellowsWhite House Presidential Innovation Fellow2020 — 2024Washington DC-Baltimore Area
FDAPresidential Innovation Fellow | AI and Product2020 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationProgram Officer, Digital Health, Diagnostics, and Innovation2018 — 2020Washington DC
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationStrategy Officer for Malaria / McKinsey Fellow2017 — 2018Greater Seattle Area
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
UC BerkeleyPostdoctoral Researcher2015
UC BerkeleyPhD Researcher in Bioengineering, Fletcher Lab2009 — 2014
UC BerkeleyGraduate Student Instructor for Capstone Senior Design2013
UC BerkeleyInstructor for Optics and Microscopy Lab Section2011
LullyConsulting Engineer2015San Francisco Bay Area
UCSFJoint Graduate Student2009 — 2014
Vanderbilt UniversityStudent Biomedical Engineering Researcher and Instructor - SyBBURE2007 — 2009Nashville Metropolitan Area
Eli Lilly & Co.Biology Intern2006Greater Indianapolis

Skills & more

Matlab17Labview2Digital HealthScience and Health PolicyResearch and Development (R&D)Strategic PartnershipsBiomedical Engineering20Microscopy21Microfluidics10Fluorescence Microscopy9Cell Culture8Image Processing6

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Medical DevicesFluorescenceImageJBioengineeringImage AnalysisMicrofabricationCellOpticsLaboratory3D PrintingRapid Prototyping

From Veronika's professional profile.

Colleagues at Houghton Street Ventures

Adam French

Partner at Antler

Adam French

Partner at Houghton Street Ventures

David Houghton

Principal at Houghton Street Ventures

Frederick Blackford

GP, Future Positive Capital at Houghton Street Ventures

Hannah Leach

Partner at Houghton Street Ventures

Shaoib Makani

Founder, Motive at Houghton Street Ventures

Stephan Chambers

Director, Marshall Institute at Houghton Street Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Veronika Kapustina?: Listed as founder of Houghton Street Ventures within the firm's advisory network.
Where does Veronika Kapustina work?: Veronika Kapustina is Founder, Houghton Street Ventures at Houghton Street Ventures.
What check size does Veronika Kapustina write?: Veronika Kapustina typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
Where did Veronika Kapustina go to school?: Veronika Kapustina studied at University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., Bioengineering); Vanderbilt University (M.S., Biomedical Engineering); Vanderbilt University (B.E. and Founder's Medalist, Biomedical Engineering).

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