Investing Profile

Dave Messina(462)

InvestorOperatorAdvisorVC
VP/SVP/GP 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 (Susa Ventures), Ian Rountree (Cantos Ventures), and 11 other investors on Signal.

Networks Dave is a member of
NewCo Network
1599 CONNECTIONS
NewCo Network
1599 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1033 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1033 CONNECTIONS
BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P. Network
335 CONNECTIONS

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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
$7.5M
Co-investors: Tobi Coker (Felicis Ventures), Surbhi Sarna (Y Combinator), Eric Migicovsky (Y Combinator), Eoghan McCabe (Spark-Local, Inc), Will Olsen (Pioneer Fund), Wayne Crosby
Radar Therapeutics
SeedMay 2024$13M
$13M
Co-investors: Anastasia Budinskaya (NFX), Omri Amirav Drory (NFX), Mei Z.
Cradle
Series ANov 2023$24M
$97M
Co-investors: Alexander Lim (IVP), Thomas Glocer (Angelic Ventures), Chris Gibson
MICSI
SeedJul 2023
Co-investors: Surbhi Sarna (Y Combinator)
MediSearch
SeedJul 2023
Co-investors: Surbhi Sarna (Y Combinator), Jano Búza (ZAKA Ventures)
Persist AI
SeedApr 2023$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Alex Iskold (2048 Ventures), Julie Wolf (2048 Ventures), Matt Fates (Innospark Ventures)
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 BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Director of Analysis Robyn FrankelPresent
Chief Operating Officer Robyn FrankelPresent
Director of Analysis Newcastle Dive CenterPresent
Chief Operating Officer Newcastle Dive CenterPresent
Senior Analyst Washington University in St. LouisPresent
Director of Analysis CILA THERAPEUTICSPresent
Chief Operating Officer CILA THERAPEUTICSPresent
Founder and Chief Operating Officer Cofactor GenomicsPresent
Member of Selection Committee iSelect FundPresent
Advisor GeneoscopyPresent
Startup School Advisor Y CombinatorPresent
Director of Analysis NewCoPresent
Chief Operating Officer NewCoPresent
Director of Analysis Top-PatentsPresent
Chief Operating Officer Top-PatentsPresent
Y Combinator (S15) Y CombinatorPresent
Advisor American Cancer SocietyPresent
Founder and Chief Operating Officer Cofactor Genomics Inc. (RNA Diagnostics Company)Present
Research Technician University of ChicagoPresent
Senior Venture Partner Pioneer FundPresent
Senior Venture Partner and co-lead Bio+Health Fund Pioneer FundPresent
General Partner Pioneer FundPresent
Graduate student Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisPresent
Senior Analyst Washington University Genome Sequencing CenterPresent
PhD Computational Biology Stockholm UniversityPresent
Teaching Assistant for Genome Informatics Course Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryPresent
Developer BioPerl ProjectPresent
Core Developer BioPerl ProjectPresent
Director of Analysis Cofactor Genomics, LLC (Pharma Sequencing Services)Present
Chief Operating Officer Cofactor Genomics, LLC (Pharma Sequencing Services)Present
Member of the Board of Trustees Thomas Jefferson SchoolPresent
Advisor HarmonixPresent
Venture Partner Pioneer FundPresent
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