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Myron Kassaraba

Investor

Vice President Investments at MassVentures

Greater Boston

FoundedMyrias Optics

About

Myron Kassaraba is Vice President of Investments at MassVentures, where he focuses on technology transfer and commercialization of academic spinouts in Massachusetts. He previously held roles in technology licensing at MIT and Northeastern University, and has worked across early-stage ventures and established companies including Fidelity, Kodak, and Mitsubishi Research Labs. Kassaraba has also founded a strategic advisory practice and served as an interim business development executive and IP transaction advisor.

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Experience

  1. MassVenturesVice President, Investmentscurrent2024 — presentGreater Boston
  2. Myrias OpticsMember Board of Directorscurrent2026 — presentAmherst, Massachusetts, United States
  3. TradespaceAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  4. Center for Research Innovation, Northeastern UniversityDirector of Commercialization2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTechnology Licensing Officer2019 — 2022Greater Boston Area
  6. MJK Partners, LLCManaging Director2014 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  7. 61 Solutions, Inc/Made with MischiefStrategic/Transaction Advisor2008 — 2014Cambridge, MA
  8. Pluritas, LLCPartner, IP Strategy & Transactions2008 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  9. MJK PartnersPrincipal2003 — 2008
  10. MERL, Cambridge, MABusiness Development/Technology Licensing (Consultant)2003 — 2007Cambridge, MA
  11. Lanthorn TechnologiesExecutive Vice President2001 — 2002
  12. Trellix Corp.Vice President, Corporate Business Development1999 — 2001
  13. Fidelity InvestmentsVice President, Business Development1998 — 1999
  14. Eastman KodakDirector, Corporate Strategic Alliances Group & Developer Relations1991 — 1998
  15. Edsun LabsDirector of Marketing1990 — 1991

Education

  1. Northeastern UniversityBS, Political Science
  2. The Wharton SchoolExecutive Development Program

Skills & more

Enterprise Software13SaaS4Software as a Service (SaaS)1StartupsTechnology TransferLicensing NegotiationsBusiness Development62Patents17Business Strategy36Intellectual Property14Strategic Partnerships99Licensing36
+12 moreCleantechMarket AnalysisProduct ManagementMergersProduct MarketingStart-upsMarketingCommercializationCorporate DevelopmentAnalyticsContract NegotiationNegotiation

From Myron's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Northeastern University218

Matt GuineyChief Financial Officer at Flybridge Capital PartnersSaunaz MoradiPartner, Communications at Lux CapitalBrian DixonManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalMurat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Arjun BalajiPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32

+ 212 more

Also attended The Wharton School1,366

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,360 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Tradespace1

Samuel GarciaPartner at Amplo Ventures

Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology325

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures

+ 319 more

Also worked at Fidelity Investments112

Peter SaperstonePartner at GreycroftAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesHelen ClementInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Adiam BerhaneAccounting Manager at QED InvestorsAubrie PaganoGeneral Partner, Managing Member at Corigin VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures

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Colleagues at MassVentures

Charlie Hipwood
President and CEO at MassVentures
Matt Snow
Manager Investments at MassVentures
Priya Yadav
Vice President, Investments at MassVentures
Sienna Leis
Venture Development Manager at MassVentures
Stacy Swider
Vice President, Investments at MassVentures
Vinit Nijhawan
Managing Director at MassVentures
Whitney Leslie
Vice President Portfolio Analytics & IR at MassVentures