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Rana Al-Hallaq

Partner atPfizer VenturesNew York
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Rana Al-Hallaq is a Partner and Head of Operations at Pfizer Ventures. She previously held clinical and business development roles at Pfizer and Allergan.

What Rana can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Pfizer Ventures writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Pfizer Ventures.

Career

  1. National Institutes of Health · research fellow
  2. Allergan
  3. Pfizer · Early Candidate Clinical Lead
    Now
  4. Pfizer · Transactionalist
    Now
  5. Pfizer Ventures · Partner and Head of Operations
    Now
  6. Pfizer · Vice President, Worldwide Business Development
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Autifony TherapeuticsBiograph55Enara BioMontis BiosciencesNucleome TherapeuticsReCode TherapeuticsRefleXion MedicalTwoStep TherapeuticsVivet TherapeuticsCortexymeJnana TherapeuticsMitokininTriplet TherapeuticsVectivBioDementia Discovery FundsHealth Enterprise Partners Fund

Focus

biopharmaceuticallife scienceOncologyInflammation & ImmunologyCardiovascular

Education

Hamilton College, BA in BiologyGeorgetown University Medical Center, PhD in Neuroscience

Also at Pfizer Ventures

Michael C. DiemSenior Managing Partner
Anthony BarryPartner
Christopher O'DonnellPartner
Irena MelnikovaPartner
Marie-Claire PeakmanPartner

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Questions

Who is Rana Al-Hallaq?

Rana Al-Hallaq is a Partner and Head of Operations at Pfizer Ventures. She previously held clinical and business development roles at Pfizer and Allergan.

How much does Rana Al-Hallaq invest?

Rana Al-Hallaq invests through Pfizer Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Rana Al-Hallaq?

A warm intro from a founder Pfizer Ventures backed works best.

What did Rana Al-Hallaq do before Pfizer Ventures?

research fellow at National Institutes of Health; Allergan.

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