Investing Profile

Dave Messina(194)

InvestorOperatorAdvisorVC
GP, Pioneer Bio+Health Fund
pioneerfund.vcSan Diego, California
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6 Investors

Connected to James Currier (NFX), Boris Wertz (Version One Ventures), Andrew Chen (Andreessen Horowitz), and 3 other investors on Signal.

Networks Dave is a member of
Washington University in St. Louis Network
31 CONNECTIONS
Pioneer Fund Network
11 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Pioneer Fund Partner
Investment Range
$50K - $200K
Sweet Spot
$125K
Investments On Record
13

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Dave Messina's Investments On Record (13)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Catena Biosciences
SeedMar 2023$5M
$5M
Co-investors: Wasim Malik (Iaso Ventures)
Talus Bio
SeedNov 2021
Co-investors: Omri Amirav Drory (NFX), Milad Alucozai (BoxOne Ventures), Aniq Kassam (FAST — by GETTYLAB)
Decoherence
SeedN/A
Openshelf
PreSeedN/A
Serinus Biosciences
SeedN/A
Ordinary Seafood
SeedN/A
Co-investors: Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Sundeep Ahuja (Climate Capital), Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator)
Resistance Bio
SeedN/A
Nest Genomics
SeedN/A

Dave Messina's Experience

VP/SVP/GP Pioneer Fund2017 - Present
Founder/COO Cofactor Genomics2016 - Present

Dave Messina's Education

Washington University in St. Louis MS Genetics
Stockholm University PhD Computational Biology