Mitchell Mutz

Mitchell Mutz

Senior Principal atSamsara BioCapitalCalifornia

Mitchell Mutz is a Senior Principal at Samsara BioCapital with over 25 years in biotech entrepreneurship and investing. He previously held roles at Vivo Capital and Roche Venture Fund, and co-founded Amplyx Pharmaceuticals.

What Mitchell can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Samsara BioCapital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Labcyte · Principal Scientist
  2. Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · co-founder, president, and chief scientific officer
  3. Roche Venture Fund · Senior Investment Director
  4. Vivo Capital · Entrepreneur Partner
  5. Samsara BioCapital · Senior Principal
    Now
  6. Labcyte · founding team and Principal Scientist

Companies founded

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Labcyte

Investments named in public bios

EpiBiologicsBonum TherapeuticsPandion TherapeuticsGood TherapeuticsEnliven TherapeuticsNimble Therapeutics

Focus

biotechnologyventure investingbiopharmaceuticalstherapeuticsventure capital

Education

University of Rochester, Ph.D. in ChemistryUniversity of London, UK, Diploma in Orchestral StudiesOberlin College, B.A. in Chemistry

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Who is Mitchell Mutz?

Mitchell Mutz is a Senior Principal at Samsara BioCapital with over 25 years in biotech entrepreneurship and investing. He previously held roles at Vivo Capital and Roche Venture Fund, and co-founded Amplyx Pharmaceuticals.

How much does Mitchell Mutz invest?

Mitchell Mutz invests through Samsara BioCapital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Mitchell Mutz?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mitchell in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Samsara BioCapital backed works better.

What did Mitchell Mutz do before Samsara BioCapital?

Principal Scientist at Labcyte; co-founder, president, and chief scientific officer at Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Senior Investment Director at Roche Venture Fund; Entrepreneur Partner at Vivo Capital; founding team and Principal Scientist at Labcyte.

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