Fundraising FoxFrancesca Cignarella
Former Associate at Dolby Family Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $300K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- Foundation for the National Institutes of HealthSenior Project Manager - Translational Science - Neurosciencecurrent2025 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Foundation for the National Institutes of HealthProject Manager - Translational Science - Neuroscience2023 — 2025Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- MindImmune Therapeutics, Inc.Board Observer2022 — 2023
- Dolby Family VenturesInvestment Associate2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Therini Bio, Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2023
- AlectorSenior Scientist, Immuno-Neurology2021
- AlectorScientist, Immuno-Neurology2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- The BALSA GroupConsultant2017 — 2019Greater St. Louis
Skills & more
Leadership6Team Leadership4Management3Problem Solving2Resource AllocationPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingClinical TrialsFinancial OversightRisk ManagementContract NegotiationContract ManagementBudget Management
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Strategic Project ManagementProject LeadershipStrategic AlliancesGlobal Alliance ManagementPublic-private PartnershipsResearch and Development (R&D)Cross-functional Team LeadershipTranslational ResearchPortfolio ManagementDrug DiscoveryDrug DevelopmentCross-functional CoordinationLanguages English · Italian
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® — Project Management Institute
- Venture Deals Spring 2023 Course — Kauffman Fellows & TechStars
- VC University ONLINE - Cohort 9 — VC University
- Drug Development Product Management Specialization - University of California San Diego — Coursera
- Drug Commercialization - University of California San Diego — Coursera
- Private Equity and Venture Capital - Università Bocconi — Coursera
- Project Management Tips — LinkedIn
- Drug Development - University of California San Diego — Coursera
- Drug Discovery - University of California San Diego — Coursera
- Developing Business Acumen — LinkedIn
From Francesca's professional profile.
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Andrew Krowne
Managing Director at Dolby Family Ventures
David Dolby
CEO at Dolby Family Ventures
Pascal Levensohn
Senior Managing Director at Dolby Family Ventures
Tracy Saxton
Managing Director at Dolby Family Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Francesca Cignarella?
- Associate at Dolby Family Ventures
- What check size does Francesca Cignarella write?
- Francesca Cignarella typically writes checks of $300K – $3M.
- Where did Francesca Cignarella go to school?
- Francesca Cignarella studied at Washington University in St. Louis (Principles of Project Management); Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (Postdoctoral Fellow - Neuroimmunology); Libera Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Research Fellow - Division of Neuroscience).
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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis389
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Also attended Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis30
Reid HuberPartner at Third Rock VenturesDavid CohnInterim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer at Oncology VenturesGlenn PierceScientific Advisory Group Co-Chair at Pathway to CuresBen ScruggsPartner at Hatteras Venture PartnersDaguang WangManaging Director at Yonjin Venture LLCDave VreelandSenior Managing Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Also attended Libera Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele8
Laura ArgelichAssociate at Ysios CapitalMaurizio FazioPrincipal at Atlas VentureMartina Lubrano di RiccoAssociate at Delin VenturesBianca BenattiJr. Analyst at XGEN VentureAlex LaterzaAdvisor at Exceptional VenturesJacopo TagliabuePresident at Bauplan
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Also attended Università degli Studi di Brescia12
Cesare MaifrediPartner at 360 CapitalEleonora AstoriInvestments Director at Tages Capital SGR S.p.A.Marta ValentiniSenior Associate at Sie VenturesRoberta FerrariInvestor at Sony Ventures CorporationFederico FerrariInvestment Analyst at Indaco Venture PartnersRoberto IannoneFounder at Zoundream
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Shared employers
Also worked at Foundation for the National Institutes of Health5
Also worked at MindImmune Therapeutics, Inc.3
Also worked at Dolby Family Ventures10
Pascal LevensohnSenior Managing Director at Dolby Family VenturesAndrew KrowneManaging Director at Dolby Family VenturesLin NingSenior Associate at Dolby Family VenturesAJ Velasquez-MaoAssociate at Dolby Family VenturesDoug TalbertAssociate at Dolby Family VenturesReetika Bhardwaj, PhDPrincipal at Dolby Family Ventures
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Also worked at Therini Bio, Inc.8
Kazufumi NakamuraInvestment Director at Mitsui Global InvestmentAlex Badamchi-ZadehVice President at SV Health InvestorsPeter DudekPresident at MRL Ventures FundRebecca CanterAssociate at SV Health InvestorsRobin MansukhaniCEO and Co-Founder at Deciduous TherapeuticsBrad NaviaChief Medical Officer at Solaxa
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