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Venture Analyst at Arc Ventures

Biography

Amsal Madhani is a Venture Analyst at Arc Ventures – she joined the firm in the Fall of 2023. At Arc, Amsal leverages her extensive research background to conduct comprehensive and careful diligence on all potential investment opportunities, specifically in biotechnology and healthcare.

Before working at Arc, Amsal was a neuroscience researcher at Harvard Medical School’s Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, where she studied the pathophysiology of balance-related brain tumors, led NIH-funded clinical trials, and published manuscripts in computational neuroscience and otolaryngology. Before that, she studied the molecular mechanism underlying PTSD under the close mentorship of Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel at Columbia University’s Mind Brain Behavior Institute.

Amsal holds a bachelor’s from Columbia University, where she studied neuroscience. On the weekends, she is likely training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or teaching philosophy at NYC’s metropolitan detention center.