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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
Education
Dipl.-Kffr. / MBA
1989 - 1994