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Aaron: together at Novartis Venture Fund
About
Aaron Nelson is a Partner in Novo Holdings' US Venture Investments unit, which he joined in June 2025. He was previously Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund, where he led Seed and Series A investments in therapeutic drug discovery, and contributed to Novartis's digital health investment program dRx Capital. Earlier he worked across Novartis Research & Development units including Trials of the Future and Investigative Toxicology. He holds a BA from Cornell University, a PhD in Cell and Microbiology from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MD from Tufts University, and conducted post-doctoral studies at the Karolinska Institutet.
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Invests in
BiotechDigital Health
Experience
- Novo HoldingsPartnercurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Novartis Venture FundManaging Director2017 — 2025Greater Boston
- dRx Capital AGGeneral Partner2015 — 2018virtual
- NovartisDirector of Strategic Projects2013 — 2015
- NovartisSenior Investigator II, Translational Sciences2009 — 2013
- Karolinska InstitutetPost-doctoral Fellow2006 — 2007
Skills & more
Molecular Biology29Animal Models10Pharmacology13Biochemistry11Toxicology4Cell Biology23Clinical Development16Biomarkers7Translational Science4Drug Development35Cell16Biotechnology12
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In VivoInfectious DiseasesProtein ChemistryTranslational MedicineImmunoassaysCell CultureIn VitroLife SciencesPublic SpeakingPharmaceutical IndustryLanguages English
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Colleagues at Novo Holdings
Abhijeet Lele
Senior Partner at Novo Holdings
Alan Liu
Principal at Novo Holdings
Aleks Engel
Partner at Novo Holdings
Alex Grooten
Senior Manager, Head of Accounting at Novo Holdings
Álvaro Gallego Jurado
Manager at Novo Holdings
Amalie Stokkeland
Senior Associate at Novo Holdings
Amer Sheikh
Partner at Novo Holdings
Amit Kakar
Managing Partner at Novo Holdings
Network5
Anja Koenig
Global Head of NVF at Novartis Venture Fund
Bart Dzikowski
Managing Director, Head of Transactions & Legal at Novartis Venture Fund
Beat Steffen
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
Elena Battistello
Analyst at Novartis Venture Fund
Florian Muellershausen
Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaron Nelson?
- Aaron Nelson is a Partner in Novo Holdings' US Venture Investments unit, which he joined in June 2025. He was previously Managing Director at the Novartis Venture Fund, where he led Seed and Series A investments in therapeutic drug discovery, and contributed to Novartis's digital health investment program dRx Capital. Earlier he worked across Novartis Research & Development units including Trials of the Future and Investigative Toxicology. He holds a BA from Cornell University, a PhD in Cell and Microbiology from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MD from Tufts University, and conducted post-doctoral studies at the Karolinska Institutet.
- Where does Aaron Nelson work?
- Aaron Nelson is Partner at Novo Holdings.
- What does Aaron Nelson invest in?
- Aaron Nelson invests in Biotech, Digital Health.
- Where did Aaron Nelson go to school?
- Aaron Nelson studied at Tufts University School of Medicine (M.D., Medicine); University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology); Cornell University (B.A., Evolutionary biology).
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Also attended Tufts University School of Medicine20
René KuijtenInvestor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)David GreenwaldManaging Director at Deerfield Management CompanyBrigham HydeVenture Partner at Audere CapitalJai ParekhDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesKetan PatelManaging Partner at F-Prime Capital PartnersGreg HornerInvestor at Sand Hill Angels
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine47
René KuijtenInvestor at LSP (Life Sciences Partners)Jun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesEric ShanAssociate at 7wire VenturesSeth GlickmanDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesJonathan LeffExecutive Partner, Private Equity at Sofinnova VenturesSimeon J. GeorgeFounder & CEO at SR One Capital Management
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Also attended Cornell University1,165
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
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Shared employers
Also worked at Novartis Venture Fund201
Rebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndrea AmadorCompliance Manager at Inveready Technology Investment GroupAbbie CelnikerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock Ventures
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Also worked at Karolinska Institutet32
Gunnar AhlbergVenture Partner at ScietyJohan LundVenture Partner at ScietyPatrik SobockiPractice Lead Deep Tech and Senior Investment Director at IndustrifondenJonathan IlickiInvestor at IndustrifondenStefan LarssonInvestor at IndustrifondenChristian Krog-JensenInvestor at Almi Invest
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