Where does Dave Messina work?

Dave Messina is Founder/COO of Cofactor Genomics and Advisor at Harmonix Fund.

What companies did Dave Messina found?

Dave Messina founded Cofactor Genomics.

Dave Messina

InvestorFounder

Advisor at Harmonix Fund · Member of Selection Committee at iSelect Fund · Founder/COO at Cofactor Genomics

San Diego, California, United States

FoundedCofactor Genomics · YC

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3,433 people in our graph share verified history with Dave — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sam BlackmanunlockedDave: together at University of Illinois Chicago (1994–1996)

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Dave: together at Cofactor Genomics

Dave: together at University of Illinois Chicago

About

Dave Messina is General Partner of Pioneer Fund's Future of Health Fund, which invests in Y Combinator healthtech companies and is comprised of over 100 Y Combinator alumni. He has led more than 100 healthcare investments since joining Pioneer Fund in 2019, including exits and companies such as Gilgamesh, Assort Health, Stepful, Freshpaint, and PostEra. Prior to venture capital, Messina founded Cofactor Genomics, an RNA and machine learning company that obtained Medicare reimbursement, and has over 25 years of experience in healthcare that includes work on the Human Genome Project and a PhD in computational biology.

Founder/COO at Cofactor Genomics YC S15

Intro paths

Dave went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Dave can intro founders to Cofactor Genomics's investors below.

Cofactor Genomics's investors · 9

Argonautic VenturesNew York · $5M checks Ascension VenturesSaint Louis · $10M – $20M checks · since 2025 DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks iSelect FundSt. Louis · $250K – $2M checks Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2023 National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2015 TenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Cofactor Genomics

Jarret GlasscockFounder/CTO

Jarret GlassockExecutive Officer, Director

Jon ArmstrongDirector

Experience

Pioneer FundGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — present
Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partner and co-lead Bio+Health Fund2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partner2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Pioneer FundVenture Partner2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Y CombinatorY Combinator (S15)current2015 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Y CombinatorStartup School Advisor2017
iSelect FundMember of Selection Committeecurrent2016 — present
GeneoscopyAdvisorcurrent2017 — present
Cofactor Genomics Inc. (RNA Diagnostics Company)Founder and Chief Operating Officer2016 — 2024
HarmonixAdvisor2020 — 2024
American Cancer SocietyAdvisor2018 — 2022
Thomas Jefferson SchoolMember of the Board of Trustees2013 — 2019
Cofactor Genomics, LLC (Pharma Sequencing Services)Chief Operating Officer2015 — 2016
Cofactor Genomics, LLC (Pharma Sequencing Services)Director of Analysis2012 — 2015Saint Louis, MO, USA
BioPerl ProjectCore Developer2010 — 2015
BioPerl ProjectDeveloper2005 — 2010
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryTeaching Assistant for Genome Informatics Course2006 — 2014
Stockholm UniversityPhD Computational Biology2007 — 2012
Washington University Genome Sequencing CenterSenior Analyst2004 — 2007
Washington University School of MedicineGraduate student1998 — 2004
University of ChicagoResearch Technician1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Healthcare3Investments3Investing4Biotechnology1Machine LearningDue DiligenceAngel InvestingVenture CapitalSoftware Project ManagementStart-upsEntrepreneurshipBioinformatics99

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GenomicsSequence AnalysisMicroarray AnalysisMetagenomicsHuman GeneticsComputational BiologyBioPerlBiologyPerlRPublic SpeakingStrategy

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave Messina?: Dave Messina is General Partner of Pioneer Fund's Future of Health Fund, which invests in Y Combinator healthtech companies and is comprised of over 100 Y Combinator alumni. He has led more than 100 healthcare investments since joining Pioneer Fund in 2019, including exits and companies such as Gilgamesh, Assort Health, Stepful, Freshpaint, and PostEra. Prior to venture capital, Messina founded Cofactor Genomics, an RNA and machine learning company that obtained Medicare reimbursement, and has over 25 years of experience in healthcare that includes work on the Human Genome Project and a PhD in computational biology.
Where does Dave Messina work?: Dave Messina is Founder/COO of Cofactor Genomics and Advisor at Harmonix Fund.
What companies did Dave Messina found?: Dave Messina founded Cofactor Genomics.
Where did Dave Messina go to school?: Dave Messina studied at Stockholm University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Biology); Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (Master of Science (MS), Genetics); University of Illinois Chicago (Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology).