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Akhil Saklecha

Investor

Advisor - Healthtech at Augment Ventures

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

About

Akhil Saklecha is Chief Scientific Officer of Acute Care at Danaher, where he leads scientific and technology strategy. He previously served as Managing Director of Venture Capital at Cleveland Clinic, investing in life sciences, medical devices, and digital health, and earlier was Managing Director at Artiman Ventures investing in early-stage companies across healthcare, education, ecommerce, real estate, and packaging. He co-founded and led the saliva diagnostics startup Slive, is board-certified in emergency medicine, and continues to practice part-time at Cleveland Clinic.

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Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Experience

  1. The Doctors CompanyIndependent Member, Board of Governorscurrent2026 — presentNapa, California, United States
  2. WittKiefferManaging Directorcurrent2026 — present
  3. NarratizeMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  4. NeuroTherapia, Inc.Independent Member, Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  5. Danaher CorporationChief Scientific Officer - Acute Care2022 — 2025
  6. Cleveland ClinicCleveland Clinic Innovations - Advisory Board Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. Cleveland ClinicEmergency Medicine Physiciancurrent2018 — present
  8. Cleveland ClinicManaging Director, Ventures2019 — 2022Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  9. Cleveland ClinicPartner, Cleveland Clinic Ventures2018 — 2019Greater Cleveland
  10. Augment VenturesAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
  11. SliveChief Executive Officer and Co-founder2016 — 2019Palo Alto, California, United States
  12. Artiman VenturesSenior Advisor2019 — 2022
  13. Artiman VenturesManaging Director2010 — 2019
  14. Case Western Reserve UniversityAdjunct Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Engineeringcurrent2019 — present
  15. VituityEmergency Physician2009 — 2019
  16. Aultman HospitalMedical Director of One Call2009 — 2010
  17. Aultman HospitalChairman of Emergency Medicine2005 — 2010
  18. Aultman HospitalEMS Medical Director2002 — 2004
  19. Aultman HospitalVice Chairman of Emergency Medicine2002 — 2004
  20. Aultman HospitalMedical Director of Immediate Care Centers2000 — 2002

Education

  1. Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)MD, Medicine
  2. Haslam College of Business at the University of TennesseeMBA, Business
  3. Kent State UniversityBS, Integrated Life Sciences
  4. Boardman High School

Skills & more

Decision-MakingTeam LeadershipStrategic ThinkingLeadershipDriving ResultsRelationship BuildingManagement20Strategic Planning11Strategy11Risk ManagementStakeholder ManagementBiotechnology
+12 moreNeuroscienceExecutive SearchTeam BuildingBusiness Advisory ServicesManagement ProfessionalNetworkingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Biomedical EngineeringEarly-Stage StartupsBiomarkersBoard LevelCorporate Governance

From Akhil's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)2

Frank A. PapayConsulting Managing Partner at Nirvana Healthcare VenturesVansh PuriAngel at Angel Physicians Fund

Also attended Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee6

Hannah BiancheriSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae VenturesDavid HowertonCEO VendoIQ at Innovation StudioMarty BrownGeneral Partner at Market Square VenturesAndrew BouldinPartner at FCA Venture PartnersDavid BelitzPartner at Solas BioVenturesHolden FergusonSenior Associate at Callais Capital Management

Also attended Kent State University11

Sara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalBrianne KimmelFounder & Managing Partner at Worklife VenturesTiffany YoutchokoAssociate at Xcellerant VenturesCarrie WintersExecutive Assistant at Prime Impact FundTJ KlineInvestor at Xcellerant Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at WittKieffer2

Jeff SturmanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital PartnersYsette WitteveenVenture Partner at Bold Capital Partners

Also worked at Danaher Corporation13

Kwame UlmerVenture Partner at Wavemaker Three-Sixty HealthPaul HauffenVenture Partner at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESMichael AndersonPartner at Mainsail PartnersRolando BrawerExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONSteve CrossanVenture Partner at firstminute capitalRobert HershbergSenior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences

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Also worked at Augment Ventures9

David ArmstrongPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Augment VenturesJeffrey KontulisPrincipal at Augment VenturesAlex MoteyVenture Fellow at Augment VenturesPraachi Jain MehtaChief of Staff at Augment VenturesNikhil SoaresAdvisor - Supply Chain at Augment VenturesBill PortelliAdvisor - Deep Tech at Augment Ventures

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Also worked at Case Western Reserve University11

Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersAarti ChandnaSV2 Board Member at Silicon ValleyAarti ChandnaInvestment Advisory Council at Neythri Futures FundBill HoffmanVenture Partner at Vensana CapitalDanielle MorrisSenior Director, Revenue & Compliance Management at JumpStart VenturesCarmen FontanaInvestor at Countdown Capital

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Investments

Investor

Slive

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Augment Ventures

Abhi Dinkar
Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures
Alex Motey
Venture Fellow at Augment Ventures
Amit Narayan
Advisor - Energy and Renewables at Augment Ventures
Arun 'Rak' Ramchandran
Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures
Bill Portelli
Advisor - Deep Tech at Augment Ventures
Casey Cowell
Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures
David Armstrong
Partner, Chief Financial Officer at Augment Ventures
Gina Carfagno
Advisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures