Nafise Masoumi
InvestorPrincipal at RiverVest Venture Partners
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Nafise Masoumi is a Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners, a life science venture fund investing in biotech and medtech companies across private and public markets from early to late stage, where she leads diligence activities. She previously worked as a senior associate at Novo Ventures and as a consultant in the healthcare practice at Boston Consulting Group, and earlier held research roles at the Cardiac Surgery Department of Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and in Prof. Langer's lab at the Koch Institute at MIT. Masoumi holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.
Experience
- RiverVest Venture PartnersPrincipalcurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Novo HoldingsSenior Associate2023 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Novo HoldingsAssociate2020 β 2022Greater Boston
- TakedaDirector, Portfolio Strategy and Alliance Management (Neuroscience)2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Consultant2018 β 2020Greater Boston
- Harvard-MIT Health Science Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Postdoctoral Associate2015 β 2018
- Boston Children's Hospital- Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Fellow/Project Manager2014 β 2018
- Flagship PioneeringVentureLabs Fellow2017Greater Boston
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringBusiness Development Intern2016Boston, Massachusetts
- Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired EngineeringAffiliate Scientist2015 β 2016
- Brigham and Women's HospitalSponsored research staff2011 β 2013Greater Boston
- University of OxfordVisiting Scholar/ Data Scientist2008 β 2009
- Neurosurgery Department, Shohada HospitalStaff Engineer2007 β 2008Iran
Skills & more
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Molecular BiologyAssay DevelopmentElectrospinningMicrofabricationBioMEMSDrug DeliverySEMModelingMatlabLeadershipFrom Nafise's professional profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nafise Masoumi?
- Nafise Masoumi is a Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners, a life science venture fund investing in biotech and medtech companies across private and public markets from early to late stage, where she leads diligence activities. She previously worked as a senior associate at Novo Ventures and as a consultant in the healthcare practice at Boston Consulting Group, and earlier held research roles at the Cardiac Surgery Department of Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and in Prof. Langer's lab at the Koch Institute at MIT. Masoumi holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.
- Where does Nafise Masoumi work?
- Nafise Masoumi is Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners.
- Where did Nafise Masoumi go to school?
- Nafise Masoumi studied at Harvard Medical School (Harvard-MIT Health Science Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)); Penn State University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); Sharif University of Technology (Master of Science (MSc),, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering).
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Also attended Harvard Medical School143
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Also attended Penn State University188
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Also attended Sharif University of Technology25
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Also attended University of Oxford990
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Shared employers
Also worked at Novo Holdings26
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)907
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Also worked at Harvard-MIT Health Science Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)479
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Also worked at Boston Children's Hospital- Harvard Medical School39
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