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Abigail Risse

Investor

Analyst at Hyperplane Venture Capital

Massachusetts

Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $1.6M

Experience

  1. Cerity Partners VenturesSenior Associatecurrent2025 — present
  2. Cerity Partners VenturesHealthcare Investor2024 — 2025
  3. Healthcare FoundryAssociate Advisor2023 — 2025
  4. Hyperplane Venture CapitalInvestor2022 — 2024
  5. iRobotSystem Engineer2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts
  6. University of Massachusetts AmherstResearch Assistant - Mechatronics and Robotics Lab2019 — 2020Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Embr LabsEngineering Intern2018Cambridge, MA
  8. Hanger, Inc.Prosthesis Intern2018
  9. Instituto Técnico OrtopédicoProsthesis Engineering Intern2018Barcelona, Spain
  10. The EngineIntern2017MIT in Cambridge, MA

Education

  1. University of Massachusetts AmherstB.S., Mechanical Engineering, Concentration in Biomedical Engineering

Skills & more

Public Speaking7Teamwork2AnalyticsTime ManagementMathematics1Microsoft Word4Microsoft Excel1
  • Cycle Instructor — Equinox
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From Abigail's professional profile.

Colleagues at Hyperplane Venture Capital

Anthony Tayoun
Principal at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Benjamin Blum
Venture Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Blake Billiet
Principal at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Brendan Kohler
Co-Founder and CTO at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Chris Curtis
Vice President, Finance & Portfolio Management at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Jack Klinck
Investor at Hyperplane Venture Capital
John Murphy
Co-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Megan Sabel
COO & Head of Investor Relations at Hyperplane Venture Capital

Network4

Benjamin Blum
Venture Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
John Murphy
Co-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Naimish Patel
Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital
Samara Gordon
Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Abigail Risse work?
Abigail Risse is Analyst at Hyperplane Venture Capital.
What check size does Abigail Risse write?
Abigail Risse typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.

Same school

Also attended University of Massachusetts Amherst94

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Shared employers

Also worked at Cerity Partners Ventures23

Dan MoskowitzInvestor at Third Point VenturesJack WarningPortfolio at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALAllison GoldbergManaging Partner at Comcast VenturesIsabel SeniorCampus Lead at The MBA FundChristopher O'DoreSenior Associate at Advance Venture PartnersSteven PeraltaVP, Investments at Acumen America

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Also worked at Healthcare Foundry2

Emily PowersInvestor at Female FoundersAndy RinkFounder/CMO at Lully

Also worked at Hyperplane Venture Capital10

Kevin BrownInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALJason KingChief Financial Officer at ConvergeJohn MurphyCo-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalSamara GordonPartner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalVivjan MyrtoCo-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalRags GuptaOperating Partner at Hyperplane Venture Capital

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Also worked at University of Massachusetts Amherst20

Emily JenkinsOperations Manager at Founder CollectiveCharles BeyrouthyFounder & Managing Partner at Forma PrimeDhruvan JunejaInvestor Relations Analyst at Capria VenturesElizabeth A. DaleHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp HealthPatrick MalonePartner at KdT VenturesMandy AndressSecurity Advisor at Modern Technical

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