Vinit Nijhawan
InvestorManaging Director at MassVentures
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedEverest Biolabs
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.
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
Education
- University of WaterlooBaSC, Electrical Engineering1976 — 1981
- Loyola High SchoolHS1971 — 1975
Skills & more
Enterprise Software75SaaS13Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Technology Transfer62Lifesciences39Mobile Devices99Strategic Partnerships99Academia24New Business Development25Cloud Computing14
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MergersMedical DevicesProduct ManagementCommercializationBusiness StrategyWirelessBusiness DevelopmentProduct MarketingCompetitive AnalysisTelecommunicationsStrategyStrategic PlanningLanguages English · Hindi
From Vinit's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Waterloo206
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge CapitalAndrew MiklasGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesAlex KolicichInvestment Team at 8VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at Everest Biolabs1
Also worked at Eden2
Also worked at Harvard University212
Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechWalter KowtoniukInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJefte DrijversInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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Also worked at Waterloo Alumni Angels1
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