Investing Profile

Dave Messina(455)

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General Partner at Pioneer Fund
pioneerfund.vcSan Diego, California
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Dave Messina's investing connections

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14 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Leo Polovets (Humba Ventures), Ian Rountree (Cantos Ventures), and 11 other investors on Signal.

Networks Dave is a member of
NewCo Network
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NewCo Network
1584 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1032 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1032 CONNECTIONS
Robyn Frankel Network
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Current Investing Position
Pioneer Fund General Partner
Investment Range
$50K - $200K
Sweet Spot
$150K
Investments On Record
44

Dave Messina is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Dave Messina's Investments On Record (41)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Granza Bio
SeedJul 2024$7M
$7M
Co-investors: Wayne Crosby
Radar Therapeutics
SeedMay 2024$13M
$13M
Co-investors: Anastasia Budinskaya (NFX)
Cradle
Series ANov 2023$24M
$24M
MICSI
SeedJul 2023
MediSearch
SeedJul 2023
Co-investors: Jano Búza (ZAKA Ventures)
Persist AI
SeedApr 2023$4M
$4M
Catena Biosciences
SeedMar 2023$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Wasim Malik (Iaso Ventures)
Engage Bio
SeedMay 2022$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Kevin Mahaffey (Lookout)

Dave Messina's Experience

VP/SVP/GP Pioneer Fund2017 - Present
Chief Operating Officer Robyn FrankelPresent
Director of Analysis Robyn FrankelPresent
Venture Partner Pioneer FundPresent
Advisor HarmonixPresent
Member of the Board of Trustees Thomas Jefferson SchoolPresent
Chief Operating Officer Cofactor Genomics, LLC (Pharma Sequencing Services)Present
Director of Analysis Cofactor Genomics, LLC (Pharma Sequencing Services)Present
Core Developer BioPerl ProjectPresent
Developer BioPerl ProjectPresent
Teaching Assistant for Genome Informatics Course Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryPresent
PhD Computational Biology Stockholm UniversityPresent
Senior Analyst Washington University Genome Sequencing CenterPresent
Graduate student Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisPresent
General Partner Pioneer FundPresent
Senior Venture Partner and co-lead Bio+Health Fund Pioneer FundPresent
Senior Venture Partner Pioneer FundPresent
Research Technician University of ChicagoPresent
Founder and Chief Operating Officer Cofactor Genomics Inc. (RNA Diagnostics Company)Present
Advisor American Cancer SocietyPresent
Y Combinator (S15) Y CombinatorPresent
Chief Operating Officer Top-PatentsPresent
Director of Analysis Top-PatentsPresent
Chief Operating Officer NewCoPresent
Director of Analysis NewCoPresent
Startup School Advisor Y CombinatorPresent
Advisor GeneoscopyPresent
Member of Selection Committee iSelect FundPresent
Founder and Chief Operating Officer Cofactor GenomicsPresent
Chief Operating Officer CILA THERAPEUTICSPresent
Director of Analysis CILA THERAPEUTICSPresent
Senior Analyst Washington University in St. LouisPresent
Chief Operating Officer Newcastle Dive CenterPresent
Director of Analysis Newcastle Dive CenterPresent
Founder/COO Cofactor Genomics2016 - 2024

Dave Messina's Education

University of Illinois at Chicago Bachelor of Science (BS) Biology
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Master of Science (MS) Genetics
Stockholms universitet Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computational Biology
University of Illinois Chicago Bachelor of Science (BS) Biology
Stockholm University Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computational Biology
Washington University in St. Louis MS Genetics
Stockholm University PhD Computational Biology