Nil Gural

Nil Gural

Principal atPolaris PartnersNew York

Nil Gural is a principal at Polaris Partners in New York, focusing on biotech and healthcare. She previously worked at Bain & Company and Glympse Bio, and holds a PhD from Harvard & MIT.

What Nil can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Polaris Partners writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Polaris Partners.

Career

  1. Glympse Bio · part of the initial team
  2. Bain & Company · manager
  3. Polaris Partners · Principal
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Tavo BiotherapeuticsEpiBiologicsAugust BioCrossbow TherapeuticsFIRE1Satellite Bio

Focus

biotechhealthcare

Education

Harvard & MIT, PhDWashington University in St. Louis, BS in Biomedical Engineering

Also at Polaris Partners

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Who is Nil Gural?

Nil Gural is a principal at Polaris Partners in New York, focusing on biotech and healthcare. She previously worked at Bain & Company and Glympse Bio, and holds a PhD from Harvard & MIT.

How much does Nil Gural invest?

Nil Gural invests through Polaris Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Nil Gural?

A warm intro from a founder Polaris Partners backed works best.

What did Nil Gural do before Polaris Partners?

part of the initial team at Glympse Bio; manager at Bain & Company.

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