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Jeni Lee

Jeni Lee

Partner atPivotal Life SciencesSan Francisco
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Jeni Lee is a partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners, focusing on early-stage therapeutics. She previously worked at Novo Ventures and co-founded ViVita Technologies. She holds degrees from the University of California, Davis and Berkeley.

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Career

  1. Aquilo Capital Management · Intern with the Director of Research
  2. Novo Ventures
  3. Pivotal bioVenture Partners (US) · Partner
    2019-present
  4. Aquilo Capital Management
  5. Novo Ventures
  6. Pivotal bioVenture Partners · Partner
    2019-null
  7. Pivotal Life Sciences · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

ViVita Technologies

Investments named in public bios

Addition TherapeuticsDermBiontSecure Transfusion Solutions (STS)RallybioInozyme Pharma

Focus

venture capitaltherapeuticslife sciencesearly-stage therapeutics

Education

University of California, Davis, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering with a Designated Emphasis in BiotechnologyUniversity of California, Berkeley, B.S. in Bioengineering

Also at Pivotal Life Sciences

Peter Bisgaard
Peter BisgaardManaging Director and Managing Partner
Rob Hopfner
Rob HopfnerManaging Director and Managing Partner
Tony Ho
Tony HoSenior Science Partner

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Who is Jeni Lee?

Jeni Lee is a partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners, focusing on early-stage therapeutics. She previously worked at Novo Ventures and co-founded ViVita Technologies. She holds degrees from the University of California, Davis and Berkeley.

How much does Jeni Lee invest?

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What did Jeni Lee do before Pivotal Life Sciences?

Intern with the Director of Research at Aquilo Capital Management; Novo Ventures; Partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners (US); Aquilo Capital Management; Novo Ventures; Partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners.

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