# Detlev Riesner, Director of Technology

> Detlev Riesner, Director of Technology. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/detlev-riesner (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Angel

# Detlev Riesner

Director of Technology

Latest rounds

- **Pantherna** Seed · $3.9M Jul 2019

Backs *Healthcare* *Biotech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Jul 2019
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +1 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- **On filings** No filing names them
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $3.9M
- **Active:** 2019

2019

- [Pantherna](https://millionrounds.com/company/pantherna) *Seed* **$3.9M** *DE* Jul 2019 Joined · +2 investors

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

Healthcare **1** Biotech **1**

Alongside

- [European Investment Fund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-fund-eif)
- [High-Tech Gründerfonds *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-tech-grunderfonds-htgf)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 13 Mar 2025 · 41 min Detlev Riesner: Co-Founder of Qiagen on Building a German Biotech Pioneer (Part 1) With [Detlev Riesner](https://millionrounds.com/person/detlev-riesner) About this episode Long before venture capital reached Germany, Professor Detlev Riesner co-founded Qiagen and took a biotech startup from the university lab to Nasdaq. In part one of this conversation, he traces a 1980s founding story built on scientific curiosity and entrepreneurial grit, at a time when the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Detlev Riesner in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Startuprad.io](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startuprad) · 14 Mar 2025 · 39 min Biotech Germany: The Qiagen Story with Prof. Riesner (Part 2) Mentions [Detlev Riesner](https://millionrounds.com/person/detlev-riesner) About this episode The Qiagen story, Part 2, with co-founder Prof. Detlev Riesner, how a German biotech pioneer helped build one of the country's most important life-sciences companies, and the lessons it holds for today's deep-tech founders. Full article, links, and transcript: Read the full episode notes on… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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