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Mira Chaurushiya

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Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners · Managing Director at Westlake BioPartners

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Kauffman Fellow · Class 21

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About

Managing Director and former partner at 5AM Ventures who invested in and served on boards of multiple biotech companies. A Kauffman Fellow with a PhD in Biological Sciences from UC San Diego and a former Genentech postdoc.

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Experience

  1. Westlake BioPartners®Managing Directorcurrent2022 — present
  2. Vedana TherapeuticsBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  3. Kauffman FellowsFellow, Class 21current2016 — present
  4. Biotech Connection, Bay AreaBoard Of Directors2016 — 2022San Francisco
  5. 5AM VenturesPartner2020 — 2021
  6. 5AM VenturesPrincipal2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  7. 5AM VenturesAssociate / Senior Associate2016 — 2018
  8. Novome BiotechnologiesBoard Observer2020 — 2021
  9. Novome BiotechnologiesDirector Board Of Directors2018 — 2020
  10. TMRW Life SciencesBoard Observer2019 — 2021
  11. Enliven TherapeuticsBoard Of Directors2019 — 2021
  12. Escient PharmaceuticalsBoard Observer2018 — 2021
  13. Purigen BiosystemsBoard Of Directors2016 — 2021
  14. BlueLight Therapeutics, Inc.Board Observer2016 — 2021
  15. Precision NanoSystems Inc.Board Of Directors2019 — 2021
  16. NodThera LimitedBoard Observer2018 — 2020
  17. Chrono TherapeuticsBoard Observer2016 — 2019
  18. IDEAYA BiosciencesBoard Observer2018 — 2019
  19. Precision NanoSystems Inc.Board Observer2015 — 2018
  20. GenentechAnalyst, Roche Venture Fund2015 — 2016South San Francisco, CA
  21. Startide SciencesAssociate2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  22. GenentechPostdoctoral Fellow2011 — 2015South San Francisco, CA
  23. Salk Institute for Biological StudiesPhD Student (UCSD)2005 — 2011La Jolla, CA

Skills & more

Molecular Biology21Biochemistry20Genetics16Virology2qPCR3Microbiology5Viral VectorsCancer BiologyProtein-protein InteractionsEpigeneticsMouse Models3Immunology9
+8 moreScienceLaboratoryMolecular CloningBiotechnologyPCRCell BiologyCell CultureLife Sciences

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Deals · 1

Arpeggio BioBoard seat

via Westlake Village BioPartners · filed Nov 2025 · $35.3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Westlake Village BioPartners

Armando Alvarez
Finance Manager at Westlake Village BioPartners
Beth Seidenberg
Founding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Brogan Perrelli
VP of Finance and Operations at Westlake Village BioPartners
David Allison
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Desmond Padhi
Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners
Eric Kaufman
Vice President at Westlake Village BioPartners
Jennifer Kercher
General Counsel at Westlake Village BioPartners
Kelli McKeirnan
Director of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartners

Network3

Kush M ParmarMentor
Managing Partner at 5AM Ventures
David Allison
Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Desmond Padhi
Operating Partner at Westlake Village BioPartners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mira Chaurushiya?
Managing Director and former partner at 5AM Ventures who invested in and served on boards of multiple biotech companies. A Kauffman Fellow with a PhD in Biological Sciences from UC San Diego and a former Genentech postdoc.
Where does Mira Chaurushiya work?
Mira Chaurushiya is Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners and Managing Director at Westlake BioPartners.
What check size does Mira Chaurushiya write?
Mira Chaurushiya typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Mira Chaurushiya sit on?
Mira Chaurushiya holds tracked board seats at Arpeggio Bio.
What companies has Mira Chaurushiya invested in?
Investments tracked here include Enliven Therapeutics, GlycoEra, Vedana Therapeutics, Inc..
Where did Mira Chaurushiya go to school?
Mira Chaurushiya studied at Carleton College (B.A., Biology); UC San Diego (PhD, Biological Sciences Division); Keck Graduate Institute (KGI/ASCB Intensive Course on Managing Science in Industry).

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