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Ute Mercker

VC Investment Director at Berlin's leading VC

Berlin Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Ute Mercker is a VC Investment Director at Berlin's leading VC investor focusing on healthcare investments, with a strong background in venture capital, due diligence, mergers, and portfolio management. She has served on the boards of multiple companies and has made successful investments in startups like Likeminded and BOOST Thyroid, showcasing her expertise in seed-stage investments and healthcare sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Investment Director / Prokuristin

    1997 - Current

    I am responsible for the Health Care Team and portfolio companies. We are actively looking for digital health, healthcare, medtech and biotech start-ups, which have to be located in Berlin. Happy to talk with founders about their products and funding opportunities. IBB Ventures is the Venture Funds of the State of Berlin, investing in seed and early stage companies. Currently three managed funds including our EUR 30 million impact funds as well as - VC Fonds Technology Berlin and VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin - with a cumulated fund size of EUR 120 million are in the investment phase.

  • Jury-Mitglied Go-Bio Next Förderprogramm des BMBF

    2025

  • Board Observer

    2023

  • Board Member

    2017

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2024

  • Member of the Helmholtz Enterprise Fachjury

    2017 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2015 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2022

  • Investment Decision Committee (IDC)

    2020 - 2021

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