Tess Cameron

Tess Cameron

Managing Director, Venture atRA Capital ManagementMassachusetts

Tess Cameron is a Managing Director on the Venture team at RA Capital Management, focusing on investments and board service. She previously held finance roles at Foghorn Therapeutics, Wave Life Sciences, Biogen, and McKinsey & Co.

What Tess 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. Biogen · finance leadership
  2. Wave Life Sciences · finance leadership
  3. Foghorn Therapeutics · finance leadership
  4. RA Capital Management · Managing Director, Venture
    Now
  5. McKinsey & Co · specialist
  6. Biogen
  7. Wave Life Sciences
  8. Foghorn Therapeutics

Investments named in public bios

Medical Microinstruments, Inc.Avilar Therapeutics, Inc

Focus

healthcarebiotechpolicyfinancepharmacorporate finance

Education

University of Toronto Canada, BAUniversity of Toronta, Canada, BA

Also at RA Capital Management

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Questions

Who is Tess Cameron?

Tess Cameron is a Managing Director on the Venture team at RA Capital Management, focusing on investments and board service. She previously held finance roles at Foghorn Therapeutics, Wave Life Sciences, Biogen, and McKinsey & Co.

How much does Tess Cameron invest?

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

How do I pitch Tess Cameron?

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

What did Tess Cameron do before RA Capital Management?

finance leadership at Biogen; finance leadership at Wave Life Sciences; finance leadership at Foghorn Therapeutics; specialist at McKinsey & Co; Biogen; Wave Life Sciences; Foghorn Therapeutics.

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