Rafaèle Tordjman

Physician and researcher in haemato-oncology, Rafaèle, has been an investor in life sciences since 2001. In 2018, she created Jeito Capital, an independent investment company dedicated to the development of biopharma/biotech, for which she announced the closing of JEITO I at €200M with renowned institutional investors.

Previously, Rafaèle worked at venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners for 16 years. She started as an analyst in 2001 and became Managing Partner and co-leader until 2017. With €1.5 billion assets under management, Rafaèle invested and sat on the Board of DBV Technologies [DBV], Ascendis [ASND], Lysogene [LYS], MedDay, Enyo Pharma, Flexion Therapeutics [FLXN], Preglem, before the company was sold to Gedeon Richter, Corevalve before it was sold to Medtronic, and Endoart, before it was sold to Allergan. She invested and is still at the board of Nucana Biomed [NCNA].

Driven by the idea of promoting women's entrepreneurship in healthcare, Rafaèle founded the association W.I.T.H (Women Innovating Together in Healthcare) in 2010, and brings together more than 500 talented women from around the world who arose from medical innovation throughout the whole value chain.

She was awarded Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in September 2020.