Fundraising Fox

Victor Rusu

Investor

Principal at MPM BioImpact

Boston, Massachusetts

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

About

Principal focusing on private investments and new company formation. Previously Principal at Apple Tree Partners where he contributed to starting eight biotech companies. Founding scientist at Jnana Therapeutics and member of biotech equity research team at Citigroup.

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Experience

  1. Stealth StartupVice President of Discovery Strategycurrent2025 — present
  2. MPM BioImpactPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
  3. Apple Tree PartnersPrincipal2019 — 2025Greater Boston Area
  4. CitiSenior Biotechnology Associate at Citi2018 — 2019New York City
  5. Jnana TherapeuticsSenior Scientist2017 — 2018Greater Boston Area
  6. Broad InstitutePhD Graduate Student2012 — 2017

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biological and Biomedical Sciences2011 — 2017
  2. Indiana University BloomingtonBachelor of Science - BS, Majors: Mathematics (with Honors) & Biology; Minors: Physics & Chemistry2006 — 2011

Skills & more

Due DiligenceCompany BuildingCorporate StrategyOperating PlansPartnering PotentialExit StrategiesFinancingModelingCompetitive AnalysisBenchmarkingFunctional Genomics1Cell Biology2
+11 moreMolecular BiologyBiochemistryGenome editingQuantitative analysis of large biological datasetsBioinformaticsRPythonMicrosoft ExcelStatisticsNGS sequencingNGS data analysis

Languages English · Romanian

From Victor's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,171

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,165 more

Also attended Indiana University Bloomington115

Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at GreycroftLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha

+ 109 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Stealth Startup184

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

+ 178 more

Also worked at Apple Tree Partners7

Jernej GodecPrincipal at Atlas VentureSamuel HallManaging Partner at Scion Life SciencesAaron KantoffManaging Partner at Scion Life SciencesAndreas LoewPartner at Scion Life SciencesHuw NashVenture Partner at Scion Life SciencesChristine BorowskiVice President at Access Biotechnology

+ 1 more

Also worked at Citi639

Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

+ 633 more

Also worked at Jnana Therapeutics6

Danielle AbdelahadInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAmir NashatEntrepreneur Partner at Polaris PartnersMargarita ChavezManaging Director at AbbVieDrew FieldPrincipal at Bain Capital Life SciencesShawna FrazierDirector at AbbVieRana Al-HallaqPartner at Pfizer Venture Investments

Colleagues at MPM BioImpact

Andrew Scharenberg
Entrepreneur Partner at MPM BioImpact
Ansbert Gadicke, M.D.
Chairman at MPM BioImpact
Ansbert K. Gadicke
Managing Partner at MPM BioImpact
Aparna Parikh
Entrepreneur Partner at MPM BioImpact
Binsen Li
Principal at MPM BioImpact
Brendan Furey
Chief Compliance Officer at MPM BioImpact
Brian Goodman
Partner at MPM BioImpact
Brian Shuster
Entrepreneur Partner at MPM BioImpact