# Jakob Dupont

> Jakob Dupont is a Series A investor at Sofinnova Investments backing Medical and Oncology. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sofinnova Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofinnova-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakob-dupont-md-ma-24945a3
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jdupontmd
- Website: https://x.com/jdupontmd

Jakob Dupont is a Series A investor at Sofinnova Investments in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Medical and Oncology. Jakob Dupont is the Executive Partner of Sofinnova Investments. He previously worked at Atara Biotherapeutics as a Global Head of Research & Development and EVP. Jakob Dupont attended University of Michigan Medical School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Oncology | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Therapeutics | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Avenzo Therapeutics | Avenzo Therapeutics specializes in the development of oncology therapies for cancer treatment. | $60M | Series B | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Avenzo Therapeutics | Avenzo Therapeutics specializes in the development of oncology therapies for cancer treatment. | $50M | Series A | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| Avenzo Therapeutics | Avenzo Therapeutics specializes in the development of oncology therapies for cancer treatment. | $150M | Series A | Mar 26, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [INCE Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ince-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Quan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quan-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sands Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sands-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Deep Track Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deep-track-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lilly Asia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lilly-asia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Enterprise Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-enterprise-associates) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Sofinnova Investments

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Sofinnova Ventures has partnered with entrepreneurs to secure initial funding, build successful teams, win key customers, and navigate acquisitions and IPOs. Sofinnova Ventures invests in Life Science and Technology start-ups. Their professionals are seasoned business operators, possessing deep domain and investment expertise. They know how to helpentrepreneurs build successful, global businesses.

5 contacts available at Sofinnova Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jakob Dupont | Executive Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jakob-dupont-e61e |
| James Healy | General Partner & President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-i-healy |
| Jonathan Leff | Executive Partner, Private Equity | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-leff-6bb8 |
| Lesley Weber | San Diego Office Manager & EA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lesley-weber |
| Maha Radhakrishnan | Executive Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maha-radhakrishnan |

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## FAQ

### What does Jakob Dupont invest in?

Jakob Dupont invests primarily in Medical, Oncology and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jakob Dupont last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jakob Dupont closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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