Vinit Nijhawan

Managing Director at MassVentures

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Overview

Vinit Nijhawan is an accomplished investor, entrepreneur, and academic based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Currently serving as the Managing Director at MassVentures and Interim Executive Director at MTTC, he has made significant contributions to the startup ecosystem through strategic partnerships and investments in companies such as Cala Systems, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Harvard University. Nijhawan's career highlights include his role as a Board Member at EnVision Endoscopy, Inc. and his work as an MBA Lecturer and Managing Director at Boston University's Office of Technology Development, where he has demonstrated expertise in technology transfer, venture capital, and new business development.

Work Experience

MassVentures

Managing Director
2020 - Current
MTTC merged into MassVentures. MassVentures, a quasi-public entity was founded in 1978 and is focused on Deep Tech non-dilutive and dilutive funding with an added focus on diverse founders.
Interim Executive Director MTTC
2018 - 2020
MTTC enables Massachusetts public and private research universities and medical centers to lead the nation in translating basic research to the market, creating jobs and economic development to benefit Americans. Merged with MassVentures.

MassVentures is a venture capital firm focused on supporting Massachusetts-based startups to prosper in their businesses.

Raised $1,000,000.00 from US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation.

mass-ventures.com

EnVision Endoscopy, Inc.

Board Member
2023
Suturing tools for endoscopes

EnVision Endoscopy is a medical device that provides endoscopic surgeries with solutions.

Raised $3,368,452.00 from MassVentures, MassVentures, MassVentures, National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation, MassChallenge, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and National Science Foundation.

envisionendoscopy.com

Boston University

MBA Lecturer
2008
As a Lecturer teach MBA, Engineering and Medicine courses on entrepreneurship, and member of the Faculty Innovation Network of the BuildLab. Have taught entrepreneurship to over 600 students.
Managing Director Office of Technology Development
2010 - 2016
Launched eight venture-backed spinoffs (who have cumulatively raised over $350M) and generated more licensing royalty income than 34 years cumulative prior. Member of Coulter Oversight Committee at Biomedical Engineering. Member of BU CTSI Internal Advisory Board. Member of the Fraunhofer Alliance. Past member of the Conflict of Interest Committees for BU and BU School of Medicine.