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Nafise Masoumi

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Principal at RiverVest Venture Partners
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

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.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Principal
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
Personality Overview

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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.

Priorities

Topics Nafise cares 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.
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Career

Work history

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

Media appearances

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Education
Harvard-MIT Health Science Technology
Harvard Medical School
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Penn State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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