TM

Tawanda Mahachi

Director at Founder Institute Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview 

Tawanda Mahachi is a Venture Capital professional based in Boston, Massachusetts, with an extensive background in business strategy, operations, and product management. Notable career highlights include serving as the Director at Founder Institute Boston and as an Associate at Anzu Partners, with a focus on investing in sectors like Therapeutics, Manufacturing, and Robotics in the Boston/New England area.

Work Experience 

  • Director

    2023 - Current

  • Advisory Board Member - Commercial, Partnerships and Product

    2023

  • Chief of Staff and Board Observer

    2022 - 2023

    • Conducted extensive analysis of industrial systems to accurately calculate technical unit costs of system components and optimized vital systems, achieving a 26% annual OPEX savings for the client.

  • Associate

    2021 - 2023

    • Conducted extensive due diligence regarding high-potential investment opportunities, ultimately securing $11.5M in Series A funding, $5.5M in follow-on investments, and $1.5M in venture syndicate participation. • Served as a subject matter expert in the roles of Chief of Staff, DevOps Manager, Cybersecurity Consultant, and Enterprise Transformation Lead to assist portfolio companies with ERP implementations and cybersecurity policies as they scaled. • Devised financial models which consisted of pro forma three-statement financials, cap tables, and pricing strategy simulations to inform both portfolio operations and critical investment decisions. • Spearheaded large-scale initiatives, including the development and deployment of a robust cybersecurity architecture and security policies, obtaining SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 certifications for the firm.

Anzu Partners is an investment firm that invests in industrial and life science technology companies.

  • Senior Technical Product Manager

    2019 - 2021

    • Planned, coordinated, and executed projects across life sciences analytical tools, insurance middleware, and consumer applications while directing ~35 developers across five teams. • Liaised with Sales Directors in a Sales Engineering capacity to determine potential risk, resource load, and cost, directly contributing to over $1.3M in contract revenue. • Facilitated scrum meetings, managed requirements elicitation, and defined product roadmaps using Agile methodologies and project management tools. • Held discovery and solution architecture sessions, utilizing stakeholder requirements to define product scope and vision, ensuring successful delivery of client objectives. • Prepared contract documentation, including proposals, project charters, and requirements, for internal and external stakeholders.

  • Engineering Systems Consultant - Industrial Systems

    2018 - 2019

    • Conducted extensive analysis of industrial systems to accurately calculate technical unit costs of system components and optimized vital systems, achieving a 26% annual OPEX savings for the client.

  • Business Architect

    2017 - 2018

    • Played a key role in enhancing business processes, enterprise architectures, and commercial loan origination systems for a mid-size regional bank, thus improving performance, loan throughput, and regulatory compliance.

  • Engineering Analyst

    2015 - 2016

Shell Oil Company is an oil and gas company that explores and produces energy products.

  • Senior Technical Business Analyst - Architecture

    2014 - 2015

  • Business Transformation Consultant

    2011 - 2014

  • Software Testing Coordinator

    2011 - 2011

SAP IoT Start up Accelerator is a global co-innovation program for B2B startups innovating in the world of the Internet of Things.

Articles About Tawanda

Relevant Websites