About
Neuroscientist-turned-investor who joined Elevate in 2018 and oversees investments across its funds using a data-driven approach; active in Oregon's startup community via TiE Oregon Angels.
Experience
- Elevate Capital FundPartnercurrent2026 — present
- Elevate Capital FundVenture Principal2020 — 2026
- Elevate Capital FundSenior Venture Associate2018 — 2020Portland, Oregon Area
- OREGON TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTEBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- TiE OregonDirector, TiE Oregon Angels2020 — 2024
- TiE OregonProgram Manager, TiE Oregon Angels2016 — 2020
- TiEProgram Manager, TiE Global Angels2016 — 2020Portland, Oregon Area
- HysteresisSecretary/Treasurer2012 — 2015Portland, OR
- OHSUPostdoctoral Researcher2010 — 2014
- University of FloridaGraduate Student2004 — 2009
Skills & more
Research14Data Analysis12Molecular Biology4Neuroscience5Project Management4Statistics3Scientific Writing2Cell2Pharmacology2Science2Cell Biology2Cell Culture2
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Financial AnalysisBusiness StrategyDue DiligencePCRStart-upsEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalPresentation SkillsPublic SpeakingStrategic PlanningMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordLanguages French · Spanish
From Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Capital
Allie Persitz
Operating Partner at Elevate Capital
Annu Navani
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Anu Shukla
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Barbara Johnson
Executive Assistant at Elevate Capital
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Donn Dimond
Limited Partner at Elevate Capital
Doug Fieldhouse
Limited Partner at Elevate Capital
Network4
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Giovanni Magni
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Kumar Sripadam
General Partner at Elevate Capital
Landon Young
Vice President at Elevate Ventures
Investors connected to Ben in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Nahir?
- Neuroscientist-turned-investor who joined Elevate in 2018 and oversees investments across its funds using a data-driven approach; active in Oregon's startup community via TiE Oregon Angels.
- Where does Ben Nahir work?
- Ben Nahir is Partner at Elevate Capital.
- Where did Ben Nahir go to school?
- Ben Nahir studied at Portland State University (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance); University of Florida (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience); Harvey Mudd College (Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematical Biology).
Same school
Also attended Portland State University23
Dr. Sidney YeeVenture Partner at iGlobe PartnersAlan MaCampus Lead at The MBA FundAbdulrahman A. MaziVice Chairman at Tech Invest ComMelissa FreemanCapital Raising & Investor Relations at Oregon Venture FundCharlie HamiltonHead of UK Wealth Management at AlTi Wealth Management FranceJoachim DreesCEO at Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH
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Also attended University of Florida215
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkLauren HolsingerChief Of Staff at March Capital PartnersAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitAmy KalokerinosInvestor at Khosla VenturesBrendon SchmidtPrincipal & Head of Business Development at Sierra VenturesDavid CorreaChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Marlin Equity Partners
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Also attended Harvey Mudd College32
Erik StraserPartner at ClearSkyHo NamManaging Director at Altos VenturesDavid BeierManaging Director at Bay City CapitalJulia PuzzoAssociate at Fika VenturesJon SobergCEO and Managing Partner at MS&AD VenturesShahril IbrahimPartner at The Hive Southeast Asia
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Shared employers
Also worked at Elevate Capital Fund12
Nitin RaiFounder & Managing Partner at Elevate CapitalKumar SripadamGeneral Partner at Elevate CapitalSoumitra SenguptaVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalKrishna ChittabathiniVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalDonn DimondLimited Partner at Elevate CapitalLateef JacksonLimited Partner at Elevate Capital
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Also worked at TiE Oregon5
Also worked at OHSU10
Jessica A. Zeaske, PhD, MBAManaging Partner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesRay CostantiniVenture Partner at Suncoast VenturesShereef ElnahalObvious Champion at Obvious VenturesKristen WongVenture Partner at Altitude Ventures Management, LlcBrian MillsVice President at Pivotal Life SciencesAlex AmenAdvisor at PsyMed Ventures
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Also worked at University of Florida38
Lauren HolsingerChief Of Staff at March Capital PartnersAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True VenturesBrendon SchmidtPrincipal & Head of Business Development at Sierra VenturesDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactAndrew ScheuermannInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKayla PhillipsSenior Investment Principal at Hivemind Capital Partners
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