Nextech Invest

Investment Focus

Inferred Thesis

Auto-generated from public data. Not the firm's stated position.

Nextech Invest appears to focus on life sciences companies developing novel therapeutic modalities, with recent portfolio activity concentrated in oncology and advanced drug delivery technologies across series-a through growth stages. Based on disclosed data, the firm deploys checks in the €3M+ range and seems to target European biotech companies pursuing differentiated approaches to cancer treatment and RNA-based therapeutics.

Generated 1 Oct 2026 from disclosed sectors, stages, and portfolio companies. Firms can update this by emailing [email protected].

How to Pitch Nextech Invest

No Stated Policy
Nextech Invest hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Who To Contact

Kanishka Pothula
Managing Partner
biotechnology
oncology
Melissa McCracken
Partner
oncology
cancer therapies
emerging technologies
Source

Portfolio Highlights

Nextech Invest
Tubulis
ORIC Pharmaceuticals
Circle Pharma
A2 Biotherapeutics
Ambrx
Arrakis Therapeutics
ARS Pharmaceuticals

Team

Auto-detected from Nextech Invest's website.

Alexis Borisy
Chairman

Leading biotech entrepreneur and investor with 25+ years building science-based companies, founder/chairman of 9 NASDAQ-listed companies.

oncology
biotechnology
Checked Oct 2026
Kanishka Pothula
Managing Partner

11 years at BVF Partners biotech hedge fund, promoted to Managing Director, heads Nextech's public markets effort.

biotechnology
oncology
Checked Oct 2026
Melissa McCracken
Partner

Scientist with passion for emerging technologies in cancer therapies, joined Nextech in 2019 from Third Rock Ventures.

oncology
cancer therapies
emerging technologies
Checked Oct 2026
Niresh Berinpanathan
Principal

Joined Nextech as intern in 2019, transitioned to Associate in 2021 and Principal in 2025, works at interface of science and business.

Checked Oct 2026
Rocco Sgobbo
Managing Partner, COO

30+ year career building and leading investment businesses across multiple regions, joined Nextech in 2016.

Checked Oct 2026
Thilo Schroeder
Managing Partner

Passion for precision medicines in cancer, focused on first and best-in-class targeted therapies regardless of drug modality.

oncology
precision medicines
targeted therapies
Checked Oct 2026

Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Oct 2026.

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