Inca Dieterich is a co-founder of the portfolio companies Vilya and RIPPL Care. She was formerly an ARCH Associate focused on sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities across biotech and healthcare, and was involved in company creation and portfolio operations.
Prior to ARCH, she was a Venture Entrepreneurial Fellow at Flagship Pioneering, where she created scientific venture opportunities. Her doctorate in Neuroscience focused on the molecular mechanisms and underlying biochemistry of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders, as well as aging. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed articles in Nature journals. Throughout her Ph.D. training, she was a biotech and healthcare consultant for startups in Madison, WI.
Prior to her Ph.D., Dr. Dieterich conducted research with the Planetary Protection Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Simultaneously, she launched an international research project with the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica, Occidental College, and UCLA.
Dr. Dieterich completed her B.A. in Biology from Occidental College. She holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she trained under Dr. Luigi Puglielli.