Ross Morton

Commander
DISC Type : D

Investor Director at Insight Surgery

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Ross Morton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Nodenza Venture Partners, a firm focused on life sciences. He has a track record of operational leadership, having served as COO for Akaza Bioscience and managed strategy at Izana Bioscience, guiding both to successful exits. He holds a BSc (Hons) from Durham University.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Strong-Willed

Risk-Taker

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

Life Sciences Investing
As the founder of Nodenza, he focuses on de-risking selection and delivery to cut timelines to exit for life-changing technologies.
Patient Impact
His passion for life sciences is deeply personal, stemming from being diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 16 and experiencing the impact of medical technology firsthand.
Biotech Entrepreneurship
He has hands-on experience as an operator and COO, and now invests in and assesses the teams behind early-stage biotech and medtech companies.

Media Appearances

Ross has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Investor Director at Insight Surgery
10-2021
Managing Partner at Nodenza Venture Partners
4-2019 - 2-2022
Chief Operating Officer at Akaza Bioscience
2-2018 - 7-2020
Strategy and Operations Manager at Izana Bioscience
3-2017 - 2-2018
Chief Of Staff at Kinapse

Education

2013 - 2016
BSc (Hons) from Durham University
2008 - 2013
Education details unavailable from Magdalen College School, Oxford

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Exp : 9 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Investor Director at Insight Surgery
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Insights For Selling To Ross

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ross is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ross

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ross move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Ross take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Ross

Personality Compatibility


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