Wasim Malik
InvestorManaging Partner at Iaso Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $2.5M checks · typically $500K
About
Oversees strategy, investments and partnerships at Iaso Ventures. Former first Chief Digital Strategist at Roivant Sciences, longtime MGH/Harvard research faculty and MIT lecturer in neuroscience and machine learning, with an active board and angel-investing portfolio.
Experience
- Iaso VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentBoston, MA
- Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General HospitalDirector of Biomarker Research, Department of Psychiatrycurrent2008 — presentBoston, MA
- Epilepsy FoundationChair of the Board’s Research Committee & Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Affiliate, Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciencescurrent2007 — presentCambridge, MA
- Prudentia SciencesFounding Board Membercurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Scaffold TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- ClexBioIndependent Board Membercurrent2022 — presentOslo, Norway
- Beacon BiosignalsAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- ZafrensAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- Celéri HealthAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Voting Rights BrigadeBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- VC UniversityMentor2023 — 2024
- Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardSenior Advisor, Count Me In2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- HoneywellAdvisor, Healthcare Solutions2022 — 2024
- Endless Frontier LabsStartup Mentor, Life Sciences2019 — 2022Greater New York City Area
- Health CatalystSenior Advisor, Life Sciences2019 — 2022Greater Boston Area
- Creative Destruction LabStartup Mentor2018 — 2022
- Pragma BioAdvisor2021San Francisco, California, United States
- MIT Alumni Angels of BostonAngel Investor2018 — 2021Boston, MA
- SaphetorIndependent Board Member2019 — 2020Lausanne, Switzerland
Education
- University of OxfordPh.D., Electrical Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPostdoc, Computational Neuroscience
- Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Venture Capital and Private Equity
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordExecutive Education, Building a Business
Skills & more
Matlab28Python1Signal Processing47Algorithms38Data Analysis28Biomedical Engineering26Mathematical Modeling24Wireless15R&D14Image Processing10Machine Learning11Neuroscience9
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StatisticsStatistical ModelingVenture CapitalArtificial intelligenceBusiness StrategyHealthcareExecutive LeadershipStart-up VenturesDigital healthMedtechPharmaceutical IndustryManagementFrom Wasim's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford745
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology977
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford235
Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesConnor WhitingFinance Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMelissaInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedMorgan GerlakPartner at TCV
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Shared employers
Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology325
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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Also worked at Honeywell39
Sriram KrishnanStartup builder and investorGretchen McClainInvestor at EPIC VENTURESSiddhi GuptaIndia Investment Analyst at Beyond Capital VenturesBrett McMickellAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesYvonne HaoMA Secretary of Economic Development & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC
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Also worked at Endless Frontier Labs21
Brannon JonesPrincipal at AlleyCorpNour ObeidallahHead of Community at AlleyCorpJoshua RubnitzInvestment Analyst at TDK VenturesBrian GloedeHead of Business Development and Startup Partnerships at New York Life VenturesNealFounder at Zoic CapitalChristian TheriaultPartner at Material Impact
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Colleagues at Iaso Ventures
Anil S. Jina
Executive in Residence at Iaso Ventures
Chandra Ramanathan
Advisor, Biotech at Iaso Ventures
John Reynders
Chief Data Scientist & Venture Partner at Iaso Ventures
Mark G. Currie
Venture Partner at Iaso Ventures
Maurizio Fava
Advisor, Clinical R&D at Iaso Ventures
Michael Fenn
Venture Partner at Iaso Ventures
Noah J. Richmond
Advisor, Legal & IP at Iaso Ventures
Raymond Sanchez
Advisor, Drug Development at Iaso Ventures
















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