Chaya Patel is a Principal at Mission BioCapital in Cambridge, joining in 2021. She supports investments in life science companies and holds board observer roles.

What Chaya can write

Writes checks of$25K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Mission BioCapital writes $25K to $10M checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Investments named in public bios

Arclight TherapeuticsImmunOsEikonizo Therapeutics

Focus

early-stagelife sciences

Education

Dartmouth College, PhD in microbiology and immunology

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Who is Chaya Patel?

Chaya Patel is a Principal at Mission BioCapital in Cambridge, joining in 2021. She supports investments in life science companies and holds board observer roles.

How much does Chaya Patel invest?

Chaya Patel invests through Mission BioCapital, which writes checks of $25K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Chaya Patel?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Chaya in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Mission BioCapital backed works better.

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