Partner
Abe Bassan
Partner, Samsara BioCapital
- Firm
- Samsara BioCapital
- Title
- Partner
- Role
- Partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 4 October 2026
About
Abe Bassan is a Partner at Samsara and joined the firm in 2017 when the fund was launched. He was previously Director of Program Biology at Revolution Medicines, where he co-led the initial stages of the company’s 4EBP1/mTORC1 cancer program. Prior to that, Abe was at bluebird bio, where he was the project manager for the company’s β-Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, and ALD gene therapy programs. Before bluebird, Abe was an Associate at Third Rock Ventures, where he was involved in the firm’s investment in bluebird bio and concept creation for Blueprint Medicines, a precision medicine oncology company.
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