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Nandita Shangari

Nandita Shangari

Managing Director, Venture atRA Capital ManagementMassachusetts
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Nandita Shangari is a Managing Director on the venture team at RA Capital Management, focusing on new company creation and early-stage investments. She previously held roles at Novartis and Novartis Venture Fund.

What Nandita 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
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

RA Capital Management writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Novartis · various positions in Business Development and Licensing and key member of the Kymriah Global Program Team
  2. Novartis · strategic and group head roles in the Preclinical Investigative Toxicology organization
  3. Novartis Venture Fund (NVF) · Managing Director
  4. RA Capital Management · Managing Director, Venture
    Now
  5. Novartis
  6. Novartis Venture Fund · Managing Director
    2018-null

Investments named in public bios

TeeFibCapstan

Focus

new company creationearly-stage investmentslife sciencecell therapyHealthcareBiotech

Education

University of Toronto, BS in BiochemistryUniversity of Toronto, Canada, BS in Biochemistry

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Laura Tadvalkar
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Peter Kolchinsky
Peter KolchinskyManaging Partner
Rajeev Shah
Rajeev ShahManaging Partner
Tess Cameron
Tess CameronManaging Director, Venture
Brigid O'BrienManaging Partner, Planetary Health

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Who is Nandita Shangari?

Nandita Shangari is a Managing Director on the venture team at RA Capital Management, focusing on new company creation and early-stage investments. She previously held roles at Novartis and Novartis Venture Fund.

How much does Nandita Shangari invest?

Nandita Shangari invests through RA Capital Management, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Nandita Shangari?

A warm intro from a founder RA Capital Management backed works best.

What did Nandita Shangari do before RA Capital Management?

various positions in Business Development and Licensing and key member of the Kymriah Global Program Team at Novartis; strategic and group head roles in the Preclinical Investigative Toxicology organization at Novartis; Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund (NVF); Novartis; Managing Director at Novartis Venture Fund.

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