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Rebecca JamesunlockedAkshat: together at The Wharton School (2010–2012)
Akshat: together at The Wharton School
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About
A former JP Morgan Chase banker who became a startup founder, serving as founder/CEO of healthtech venture DocTalk (incubated at Y Combinator) and launching founder community StartupConnect, before moving into venture capital at Progression Fund and Accel and then joining Moonfire. He holds a degree from Wharton.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Healthtech
Experience
- Moonfire VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Moonfire VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- AccelInvestor2021London
- Progression FundInvestor2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- DocTalk Solutions, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2016 — 2020Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- J.P. MorganAnalyst2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Equity Research5Valuation8Private Equity6Investment Banking6Equities4Trading5
Languages English · Hindi
From Akshat's professional profile.
Colleagues at Moonfire Ventures
Adelphi Limited
Director at Moonfire Ventures
Alice Pillar
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Alina Gounina
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Amanda Mann
Investor at True Ventures
Andrea Gurnari
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Anneliese Turton
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Ben Coughlan
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Joel Noyce
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
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Augustin Sayer
General partner at OVNI Capital
Mattias Ljungman
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Mike Arpaia
Computer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
Wanmeng Zhang
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akshat Goenka?
- A former JP Morgan Chase banker who became a startup founder, serving as founder/CEO of healthtech venture DocTalk (incubated at Y Combinator) and launching founder community StartupConnect, before moving into venture capital at Progression Fund and Accel and then joining Moonfire. He holds a degree from Wharton.
- Where does Akshat Goenka work?
- Akshat Goenka is Partner at Moonfire Ventures.
- What does Akshat Goenka invest in?
- Akshat Goenka invests in Healthtech.
- What check size does Akshat Goenka write?
- Akshat Goenka typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Akshat Goenka go to school?
- Akshat Goenka studied at Y Combinator (Fellow (F3) and Founder (W17), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); London Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); The Wharton School (BSc, Economics (Concentration: Finance & Management)).
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture Partners
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,279
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners
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Also attended Dhirubhai Ambani International School12
Aditya NaganathPartner at KPCBArjun VaidyaCo-Founder and Investment Partner at V3 VenturesAvi AgarwalInvestor at Park Square CapitalShobhita NarainFounder at Veera HealthTanvi SurtiFounder at LucaKushal MohtaFounder at Optifye.ai
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Shared employers
Also worked at Moonfire Ventures14
Mike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesBen CoughlanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAlice PillarInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also worked at Accel140
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalTyler SosinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesMichiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneClay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures
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Also worked at Progression Fund8
Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniMark LinaoGeneral Partner at ProgressionJJ AguhobInvestor at ProgressionTomoya OgawaInvestor at ProgressionFelix-Olivier Ngangue NsekeUS Investments at Convivialité VenturesChristian GammillGeneral Partner at Industrious Ventures
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Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,313
Cat WuInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Naseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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