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Melaku Arega

Investor

Vice President at Bain Capital Venture · Vice President at Bain Capital Life Sciences

Boston

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About

Melaku Arega is a Vice President on the Life Sciences team at Bain Capital, which he joined in 2022. Before that, he attended Harvard Medical School, completing clinical training at Beth Israel Medical Center and other Harvard-affiliated hospitals, and conducted research on cancer care disparities. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in neuroscience and molecular & cellular biology from Johns Hopkins University.

Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Bain CapitalVice Presidentcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Bain CapitalAssociate2022 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Matrix Capital Management Company, L.P.Consultant2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. BlackstoneSummer Senior Associate2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. F-Prime CapitalFellow2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Sarepta TherapeuticsBusiness Development2019 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. White Coat StrategistsCo-Founder2017 — 2020

Skills & more

Research16Leadership15Critical Thinking11Teamwork7Teaching6

Languages Amharic · Oromiffa

From Melaku's professional profile.

Colleagues at Bain Capital Venture

Ajay Agarwal
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Alena Harrison
Operating Partner at Bain Capital Double Impact Fund LP
Alexander Katz
Investor at Bain Capital Real Estate
Alexandra Assante
Vice President, Treasury at Bain Capital Venture
Alfred Bonfantini
Director at Bain Capital Credit
Alyson Goff
Associate at Bain Capital Life Sciences
Aman Jain
Investment Associate at Varanium NexGen
Amanda Conklin
Vice President at Bain Capital Double Impact Fund LP

Frequently asked questions

Who is Melaku Arega?
Melaku Arega is a Vice President on the Life Sciences team at Bain Capital, which he joined in 2022. Before that, he attended Harvard Medical School, completing clinical training at Beth Israel Medical Center and other Harvard-affiliated hospitals, and conducted research on cancer care disparities. He holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS in neuroscience and molecular & cellular biology from Johns Hopkins University.
Where does Melaku Arega work?
Melaku Arega is Vice President at Bain Capital Venture.
What does Melaku Arega invest in?
Melaku Arega invests in Biotech.
Where did Melaku Arega go to school?
Melaku Arega studied at Harvard Medical School (Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine); Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management); The Johns Hopkins University (Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Biology).

Same school

Also attended Harvard Medical School245

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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended The Johns Hopkins University442

Dave JohnsonCo-founder & CEO of Dash BioNicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford1,552

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bain Capital267

Alexa LyonsInvestor at Spark CapitalIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneMorgan WaescheInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAlison ConnorsInvestor at Third Rock VenturesGabriella WilliamsInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

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Also worked at Matrix Capital Management Company, L.P.6

Wyatt KhosrowshahiInvestor at Castle Island VenturesBobby BeniersPrincipal at CoinFundDave PraharajSenior Associate at Global BioAccess FundMelaku AregaVice President at Bain Capital VentureDave Praharaj, MDSenior Associate at Global BioAccess FundAndy TranPrincipal at Matrix Capital Management

Also worked at Blackstone302

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalCrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersLauren ArribasInvestor at GreycroftChloë McAuleyExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at F-Prime Capital83

Tiffany YuPrincipal at 7wire VenturesCameron RaglinSenior Associate at 7wire VenturesBen MalkaVenture Partner at Cota CapitalMuz MansuriAdvisor at Delin VenturesMaulik MehtaManaging Partner at Excelerate Health VenturesAllison HinckleySenior Principal at Overture Climate

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