Mira Chaurushiya
InvestorPartner at Westlake Village BioPartners · Managing Director at Westlake BioPartners
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Tobi CokerunlockedMira: together at Kauffman Fellows (2023–2025)
Mira: together at 5AM Ventures
Mira: together at The Rockefeller University
Mira: together at UC San Diego
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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Westlake BioPartners®Managing Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Vedana TherapeuticsBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Kauffman FellowsFellow, Class 21current2016 — present
- Biotech Connection, Bay AreaBoard Of Directors2016 — 2022San Francisco
- 5AM VenturesPartner2020 — 2021
- 5AM VenturesPrincipal2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- 5AM VenturesAssociate / Senior Associate2016 — 2018
- Novome BiotechnologiesBoard Observer2020 — 2021
- Novome BiotechnologiesDirector Board Of Directors2018 — 2020
- TMRW Life SciencesBoard Observer2019 — 2021
- Enliven TherapeuticsBoard Of Directors2019 — 2021
- Escient PharmaceuticalsBoard Observer2018 — 2021
- Purigen BiosystemsBoard Of Directors2016 — 2021
- BlueLight Therapeutics, Inc.Board Observer2016 — 2021
- Precision NanoSystems Inc.Board Of Directors2019 — 2021
- NodThera LimitedBoard Observer2018 — 2020
- Chrono TherapeuticsBoard Observer2016 — 2019
- IDEAYA BiosciencesBoard Observer2018 — 2019
- Precision NanoSystems Inc.Board Observer2015 — 2018
- GenentechAnalyst, Roche Venture Fund2015 — 2016South San Francisco, CA
- Startide SciencesAssociate2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GenentechPostdoctoral Fellow2011 — 2015South San Francisco, CA
- Salk Institute for Biological StudiesPhD Student (UCSD)2005 — 2011La Jolla, CA
Skills & more
Molecular Biology21Biochemistry20Genetics16Virology2qPCR3Microbiology5Viral VectorsCancer BiologyProtein-protein InteractionsEpigeneticsMouse Models3Immunology9
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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
Investor
Enliven TherapeuticsGlycoEraVedana Therapeutics
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Westlake Village BioPartners
Anurag Agarwal
CEO & co-founder 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
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 Partner at Westlake Village 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.
- 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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Also attended UC San Diego571
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vedana Therapeutics2
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