Where does Vinit Nijhawan work?

Vinit Nijhawan is Managing Director at MassVentures and Board director at Everest Biolabs.

Where did Vinit Nijhawan go to school?

Vinit Nijhawan studied at University of Waterloo (BaSC, Electrical Engineering); Loyola High School (HS).

Vinit Nijhawan

Investor

Managing Director at MassVentures · MD, Mass-Ventures at ISV · Board director at Everest Biolabs

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

About

Vinit Nijhawan is Managing Director at MassVentures, the Commonwealth's venture organization. Previously, he led Boston University's Office of Technology Development from 2010 to 2016, during which he launched eight venture-backed spinouts and published research on technology commercialization. His background includes founding and building technology companies across computing, aerospace, telecom, and life sciences sectors, several of which were acquired by major corporations including Boeing, Motorola, and Qualcomm.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

v•••@mass-ventures.comreveal

Board director at Everest Biolabs

Intro paths

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In turn, Vinit can intro founders to Everest Biolabs's investors below.

Everest Biolabs's investors · 1

MassVenturesWaltham · $250K – $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Everest Biolabs

George DaaboulExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

MassVenturesManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston
MassVenturesInterim Executive Director MTTC2018 — 2020Greater Boston
Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Fellowcurrent2026 — presentGreater Boston
Boston UniversityMBA Lecturercurrent2008 — presentGreater Boston
Boston UniversityManaging Director Office of Technology Development2010 — 2016Greater Boston
Everest BiolabsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2026 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
ClearCut SurgicalInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentGreater Boston
EnVision Endoscopy, Inc.Investor and Board Membercurrent2023 — presentGreater Boston
EdenInvestor and Board Observercurrent2023 — presentGreater Boston
InGel Therapeutics, Inc.Investor and Board Observercurrent2022 — presentGreater Boston
AeroShield MaterialsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2022 — presentGreater Boston
Adden EnergyInvestor and Board Observercurrent2022 — presentGreater Boston
StataDXInvestor and Board Membercurrent2022 — presentGreater Boston
Concerto BiosciencesInvestor and Board Observercurrent2020 — presentGreater Boston
Harvard UniversityLecturercurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
KytopenInvestor and Board Observer2021 — 2025Greater Boston
Atlantic Quantum: acquired by GoogleInvestor2024 — 2025Greater Boston
Waterloo Alumni AngelsFounder and Advisory Board Member2016 — 2022Greater Toronto Area, Canada
UnitedLex CorporationManaging Director2017 — 2020Greater Boston
LearnLaunchCo-Founder & Board Member2013 — 2019Greater Boston
SpireonCEO & Board Member2008 — 2011Greater Phoenix Area
Airwide SolutionsMember Board of Directors2002 — 2011Greater Boston
Airwide SolutionsCEO2002 — 2005
Apperian, Inc.Chairman of the Board of Directors2009 — 2011Greater Boston
Key Venture PartnersVenture Partner2005 — 2007Greater Boston
Kinetic ComputerCEO1992 — 2001Greater Boston
Payload Systems IncSVP & COO1987 — 1991
EMS Technologies Satcom DivisionDirector Sales & Marketing1981 — 1987

Skills & more

Enterprise Software75SaaS13Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Technology Transfer62Lifesciences39Mobile Devices99Strategic Partnerships99Academia24New Business Development25Cloud Computing14

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MergersMedical DevicesProduct ManagementCommercializationBusiness StrategyWirelessBusiness DevelopmentProduct MarketingCompetitive AnalysisTelecommunicationsStrategyStrategic Planning

Languages English · Hindi

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Colleagues at MassVentures

Charlie Hipwood

President and CEO at MassVentures

Matt Snow

Manager Investments at MassVentures

Myron Kassaraba

Vice President, Investments at MassVentures

Priya Yadav

Vice President, Investments at MassVentures

Sienna Leis

Venture Development Manager at MassVentures

Stacy Swider

Vice President, Investments at MassVentures

Whitney Leslie

Vice President Portfolio Analytics & IR at MassVentures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vinit Nijhawan?: Vinit Nijhawan is Managing Director at MassVentures, the Commonwealth's venture organization. Previously, he led Boston University's Office of Technology Development from 2010 to 2016, during which he launched eight venture-backed spinouts and published research on technology commercialization. His background includes founding and building technology companies across computing, aerospace, telecom, and life sciences sectors, several of which were acquired by major corporations including Boeing, Motorola, and Qualcomm.
Where does Vinit Nijhawan work?: Vinit Nijhawan is Managing Director at MassVentures and Board director at Everest Biolabs.
Where did Vinit Nijhawan go to school?: Vinit Nijhawan studied at University of Waterloo (BaSC, Electrical Engineering); Loyola High School (HS).