Ivan Burkov brings a rare combination of 10 years in hands-on scientific research including a PhD in Genetics and Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship, plus big pharma strategy experience at Sanofi, before moving into venture capital at Inkef. He serves on boards of specialized biotech companies like NMD Pharma, Ambagon, and Draupnir Bio working on neuromuscular disease and oncology therapeutics, and speaks multiple languages while mentoring life science founders across Nordic and European ecosystems.
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Inkef
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Biotech, SaaS, Health, Enterprise, Fintech
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Inkef is a Dutch venture capital fund backed by pension giant ABP/APG that focuses specifically on knowledge-intensive sectors, particularly the intersection of healthcare and technology, with a patient capital approach that allows for longer investment horizons than typical VC funds. The firm positions itself as building companies rather than valuations and leverages a prominent senior advisor network to support portfolio companies in deep-tech areas like quantum computing.
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