Nafisa Istami

Nafisa Istami is an analyst at Mercury Fund. Prior to joining Mercury Fund, Istami worked as an investor relations and community associate at Envision Accelerator, a student-led, student-built accelerator that helps diverse founders build their companies. Istami also worked as a Score3 Ventures Fellow, focused on sourcing and diligencing deals for investment, and as a Republic Venture Fellow, where they were selected for the inaugural cohort of Venture Fellows and completed a 5-week training program.

Nafisa Istami has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Rice University, a High School Diploma from TASIS The American School in England, and certifications from Kauffman Fellows in Kauffmann Fellows x Techstars Venture Deals Course and The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University in Doerr Institute Leader Development Program.