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Anastasia Budinskaya

Investor

Principal at NFX

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $6M checks · typically $2.5M

About

Anastasia Budinskaya is a member of the NFX Bio team with a background as an entrepreneur, operator, and investor. She previously worked as Senior Manager of Operations & Strategy at One Mind Accelerator investing in mental health companies, and as a Venture Associate at Gilde Healthcare Partners covering the US MedTech portfolio. Earlier in her career she was a Scientific Leader in Neurology at GE Healthcare and led corporate and clinical development at the startup LikeMinds. She holds an M.S. in Bioengineering from Tufts University and a B.S. in Bioengineering from Syracuse University.

Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesMental Health

Experience

  1. NFXPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. 1bioCo-Founder & CBOcurrent2023 — present
  3. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (KF 31)current2026 — present
  4. Biotech & BrewsCreatorcurrent2023 — present
  5. One MindSenior Manager, Operations and Strategic Initiatives2023 — 2024
  6. Gilde HealthcareVenture Associate2022 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Old Silver VCSearch and Evaluation Fellow2022Boston, MA
  8. GE HealthcareScientific Leader, Neurology2021 — 2022Greater Boston
  9. LikeMindsCorporate & Clinical Development2018 — 2021Boston, MA
  10. Sterilyse with EthosFounder2018 — 2020Greater Boston Area
  11. DEKA Research & DevelopmentControl Systems Engineer Intern2018Manchester, New Hampshire
  12. Massachusetts General HospitalNeurocritical Care Clinical Research2016 — 2017Boston, MA
  13. Massachusetts General HospitalResearch Assistant Neurovalue Lab2016Boston, MA
  14. VIP-VacFounder2015 — 2017
  15. Syracuse High Energy Physics Group (HEP)Laboratory Assistant2014 — 2015Syracuse, New York
  16. Syracuse UniversityREM Scholar2013 — 2014Syracuse, New York

Education

  1. Tufts UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Bioengineering: Biomechanical Systems and Devices
  2. Tufts UniversityMaster of Science in Innovation and Management, Business
  3. Syracuse UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Engineering
  4. Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and EconomicsDevelopment Economics and International Development

Skills & more

Competitive Landscape1Entrepreneurship1Strategic Partnerships1Business Development1Business Relationship Management1Investing1Financial Analysis1Clinical Trials5COMSOL4Research14Cell CultureLaboratory5
+12 moreBiomedical EngineeringMicrobiologyNational SecurityStatisticsLaboratory SkillsMicroscopyMilitary TrainingPCRMicrosoft ExcelMatlabMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Office

Languages English · Russian · Spanish

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  • SDI Open Water Scuba DiverNational Aquatic Service, Inc.
  • Chemical Hygiene Plan Training and Hazardous Waste Management TrainingEnvironmental Health and Safety Services

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