Nafise Masoumi

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Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

As a Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners, Nafise Masoumi focuses on biopharma and medtech investments. Her expertise is built on previous roles at Novo Holdings, Takeda, and The Boston Consulting Group. She holds a Ph. D. in Bioengineering from Penn State and completed a fellowship at the Harvard-MIT Health Science Technology program.

She is a published author and co-inventor on several patents related to her scientific work.

Personality Overview

Value Driven

Example Seeker

Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Topics They Care About

Life Science Investing
Her career is dedicated to venture investments in life sciences, from early-stage private companies to public equity, at both RiverVest and formerly Novo Holdings.
Biotech & Medtech
These are her primary areas of investment focus, covering both biopharmaceutical innovations and medical technology advancements.
Wearable Health Tech
She has publicly shared interest in portfolio companies like Biolinq, which develops wearable technology for diabetes management, indicating an interest in patient-empowering tech.

Media Appearances

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Work History

9-2024
Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners
1-2023 - 8-2024
Senior Associate at Novo Holdings
9-2020 - 12-2022
Associate at Novo Holdings
6-2020 - 9-2020
Director, Portfolio Strategy and Alliance Management (Neuroscience) at Takeda
6-2018 - 5-2020
Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Education

Harvard-MIT Health Science Technology from Harvard Medical School
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from Penn State University

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Insights For Selling To Nafise

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nafise is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nafise

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nafise move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Nafise take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Nafise

Personality Compatibility


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