Investor profile
Dave Messina
Angel, Operator angel & Member of Selection Committee at iSelect Fund, General Partner at Pioneer Fund
An angel investor and operator angel based in San Diego, California, United States, Dave Messina has one known investment, Octolane AI.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- ConsumerHealthcare
- Focus
- BiotechDiagnosticsDigital HealthGenomicsMedTechRNA Diagnostics
Contacts
Dave Messina portfolio company (1)
- Octolane AI
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Member of Selection Committee at iSelect Fund, whose known portfolio counts 17 companies
- EarthOptics
- BioLumic
- Geltor
- Flywheel.io
- Mercy BioAnalytics
- Pow.bio
- one.bio
- Edacious
- Plastomics
- Arable
- Growers Edge
- Vive Crop Protection
- and 5 more
General Partner at Pioneer Fund, whose known portfolio counts 39 companies
- Milk Video
- Atmos
- Hubble
- Atlas
- Taiv
- Thoughtly
- Alien
- Fractile
- Depot
- Harper
- Bolna
- Ellipsis
- and 27 more
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors Consumer and Healthcare, and focus areas Biotech, Diagnostics, Digital Health and Genomics.
Dave Messina is listed for Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds in the database.
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Venture Partner
Toronto, Canada
Deepanshu M.
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New York, United States
Nicholas Goldner
Venture Partner
San Francisco, United States
Sherwin Gandhi
Venture Partner
Austin, United States
Steve Johnston
Venture Partner
Austin, United States
Michael Heinrich
Venture Partner + Angel Investor
Singapore
Afraj Gill
Limited Partner
San Francisco, United States
Steli Efti
Senior Venture Partner
Austin, United States
Justin Olshavsky
General Partner
United States
Chris Williams
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Boise, United States
Aymeric Rabot
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Tampa, United States
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Mountain View, United States
Jonathan Tang
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San Mateo, United States
Rebecca Todd
Investment Advisory Panel Member
Oxford, United Kingdom
Newsha Ghaeli
Venture Partner
Washington, United States
Nimit Mehra
Venture Partner
United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Dave Messina?
Dave Messina is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Diego, California, United States with one known investment on file, Octolane AI. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Dave Messina invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Biotech, Diagnostics, Digital Health and Genomics. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Dave Messina invest at?
The database lists Dave Messina for Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Dave Messina listed at?
Dave Messina is listed as General Partner at Pioneer Fund. 93 other people in the database share a firm with Dave Messina.
How do I contact Dave Messina?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Dave Messina. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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