Haris Javed-Akhtar holds an MD from Imperial College Medical School and an additional qualification from Imperial College Business School. Previously, he led partnerships in the go-to-market function at Anterior, a company backed by Sequoia, NEA, and supported by Microsoft AI's leadership.
Intro paths
YC
Haris went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Panacea's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Haris can intro founders to Panacea's investors below.
Panacea's investors · 3
Co-founders
YZ
Yaman ZiadehFounder & CTO
JZ
Jin ZhangPrincipal Regulatory Affairs