About
Merve Elmastas is a PhD candidate at Karolinska Institutet studying adipose tissue metabolism through molecular and transcriptomics methods. She earned a BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Boğaziçi University and has worked in both academia and biotech, with a focus on translating research into healthcare innovations.
Invests in
BiotechHealthtech
Experience
- Creator FundVenture Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- Karolinska InstitutetPhD Studentcurrent2022 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Karolinska InstitutetResearch Student2021 — 2022Huddinge kommun, Stockholm County, Sweden
- ABC LabsLaboratory Assistant2021 — 2022Stockholm County, Sweden
- A1 Life SciencesResearch And Development Intern2020 — 2021Istanbul, Türkiye
- Michigan State UniversityResearch Intern2020East Lansing, Michigan
- Boğaziçi UniversityResearch Intern2019 — 2020Istanbul, Turkey
- KU LeuvenResearch Intern2019Belgium
Skills & more
Spatial TranscriptomicsStartup DevelopmentBiotechnology IndustryQuality Assurance of Clinical ResearchClinical ResearchQuality AssuranceGood Clinical Practice (GCP)Private EquityFinancial Risk ManagementBusiness Valuationhttps://merveelmastas.lovable.app/Problem Solving
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Adaptable MindsetResilience MindsetRelationship BuildingMarket AnalysisMarket ResearchInvestment StrategiesDue Diligencedeep techVenture CapitalEarly Stage InvestmentDeal SourcingMedical TranslationLanguages English · German · Swedish · Turkish
- VC Academy - Supernovas — EIT Food
- Newton Foundations Course — Newton Venture Program
- Private Equity and Venture Capital — Universidade Luigi Bocconi
- McKinsey.org Forward Program — McKinsey & Company
- Quality Assurance of Clinical Research — Department of Medicine Solna at Karolinska Institutet
- Biotech — From Science to Business — Technical University of Munich (TUM)
- Advanced Anaesthesia for Surgical or Prolonged Procedures — ANIMAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- Humane Methods of Killing — ANIMAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- Recognition and Prevention of Pain, Suffering and Distress (EU) — ANIMAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers — Coursera
From Merve's professional profile.
Colleagues at Creator Fund
Al Giles
Investor at Creator Fund
Alexandra Ntemourtsidou
COO at Creator Fund
Ben Stewart
Investor at Creator Fund
Callum Hill
Associate at Creator Fund
Erica Olsen
Investor at Creator Fund
Fabian Bäzner
Investor at Creator Fund
Henry Lane Fox
Chief Executive Officer, Founder at Founders Factory
Jamie Macfarlane
CEO at Creator Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Merve Elmastas?
- Merve Elmastas is a PhD candidate at Karolinska Institutet studying adipose tissue metabolism through molecular and transcriptomics methods. She earned a BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Boğaziçi University and has worked in both academia and biotech, with a focus on translating research into healthcare innovations.
- Where does Merve Elmastas work?
- Merve Elmastas is at Creator Fund.
- What does Merve Elmastas invest in?
- Merve Elmastas invests in Biotech, Healthtech.
- Where did Merve Elmastas go to school?
- Merve Elmastas studied at Karolinska Institutet (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD); Karolinska Institutet (Master of Science - MS, Biomedicine); Boğaziçi University (Bachelor's degree, Molecular Biology and Genetics).
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