Nafise Masoumi

Nafise Masoumi

Principal atRiverVestSan Diego, California

Nafise Masoumi is a principal at RiverVest Venture Partners, focusing on deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support. She joined in 2024 and has experience in MedTech and biopharma.

What Nafise can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

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Career

  1. Flagship Pioneering · fellowship
  2. Wyss Institute at Harvard · fellowship
  3. Boston Consulting Group
  4. Takeda
  5. Novo Holdings Venture Investments
  6. RiverVest Venture Partners · principal
    Now
  7. RiverVest · Principal
    Now

Focus

medtechbiopharmabiotechdeal sourcingdue diligencemedical devices

Education

Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences & Technology (HST) and Penn State, Ph.D. in Biochemical EngineeringSharif University of TechnologyInstitute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) at Oxford University, visiting scholar

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Questions

Who is Nafise Masoumi?

Nafise Masoumi is a principal at RiverVest Venture Partners, focusing on deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support. She joined in 2024 and has experience in MedTech and biopharma.

How much does Nafise Masoumi invest?

Nafise Masoumi invests through RiverVest, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Nafise Masoumi?

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

What did Nafise Masoumi do before RiverVest?

fellowship at Flagship Pioneering; fellowship at Wyss Institute at Harvard; Boston Consulting Group; Takeda; Novo Holdings Venture Investments.

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