About
Nima Emami is an analyst at EcoR1 focused on due diligence and analysis of value-oriented investment opportunities. Before joining in 2024, he led a venture-backed biotech company; he holds a Ph.D. from UCSF and a B.S. from UC Berkeley.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- EcoR1 Capital, LLCAnalystcurrent2024 β present
- Avail BioChairman2023 β 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Avail BioCo-Founder2018 β 2023San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- University of California, San FranciscoPh.D., Biological and Medical Informatics
- University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Bioengineering and EECS
- Stanford University Department of Computer ScienceArtificial Intelligence
Skills & more
Investment ManagementEquity ResearchFinancial ModelingPrivate EquityDrug DevelopmentBusiness StrategyEquity FinanceInvestment ResearchTherapeuticsMedical DiagnosticsDigital HealthCancer
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BiostatisticsBiologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Computer ScienceSynthetic BiologyBioengineeringHuman GeneticsStatistical GeneticsGraph Neural NetworksPyTorchCancer ImmunologyLife Sciences ToolsFrom Nima's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of California, San Francisco47
Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLuke EvninAdvisor at MPM BioImpactMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalAlec NielsenFounder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VCHarlan LevinePresident of Health Innovation and Policy at Oncology VenturesAdam CottonPrincipal at Novartis Venture Fund
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley987
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Shared employers
Colleagues at EcoR1 Capital
Areesha Saif
Analyst at EcoR1 Capital
Basheer Zada
Principal at EcoR1 Capital
Caroline Cho
Executive Personal Assistant at EcoR1 Capital
Caroline Stout
Partner at EcoR1 Capital
Catherine McWilliams
Director of Partner Relations at EcoR1 Capital
Daniel Rodriguez
Counsel at EcoR1 Capital
Geoff Keough
Trader at EcoR1 Capital
Maddie Gehrich
Investor Relations Associate at EcoR1 Capital








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