Fundraising Fox

Akshat Goenka

Investor

Partner at Moonfire Ventures

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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.

Invests in

Healthtech

Experience

  1. Moonfire VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. Moonfire VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. AccelInvestor2021London
  4. Progression FundInvestor2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. DocTalk Solutions, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2016 — 2020Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  6. J.P. MorganAnalyst2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Y CombinatorFellow (F3) and Founder (W17), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies2016 — 2017
  2. London Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2020 — 2022
  3. The Wharton SchoolBSc, Economics (Concentration: Finance & Management)2010 — 2014
  4. University of PennsylvaniaBA, International Studies2010 — 2014
  5. Dhirubhai Ambani International School2005 — 2010

Skills & more

Equity Research5Valuation8Private Equity6Investment Banking6Equities4Trading5

Languages English · Hindi

From Akshat's professional profile.

Colleagues at Moonfire Ventures

Alice Pillar
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Alina Gounina
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Andrea Gurnari
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Anneliese Turton
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Ben Coughlan
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Edward Scott
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Joel Noyce
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Jonas Vetterle
Investor at Moonfire Ventures

Network5

Augustin Sayer
General partner at OVNI Capital
Edward Scott
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Mattias Ljungman
Investor at Moonfire Ventures
Mike Arpaia
Computer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
Wanmeng Zhang
Investor at Moonfire Ventures

Investors connected to Akshat in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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)).

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus Ventures

+ 1,994 more

Also attended The Wharton School1,484

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

+ 1,478 more

Also attended University of Pennsylvania770

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

+ 764 more

Also attended Dhirubhai Ambani International School7

Aditya NaganathPartner at KPCBArjun VaidyaCo-Founder and Investment Partner at V3 VenturesShobhita NarainFounder at Veera HealthTanvi SurtiFounder at LucaKushal MohtaFounder at Optifye.aiDhanya ShahFounder at Aegis

+ 1 more

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

+ 8 more

Also worked at Accel124

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAdam ValkinInvestment Team at General CatalystTyler SosinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesMichiel KottingPartner at Northzone

+ 118 more

Also worked at Progression Fund5

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniMark LinaoGeneral Partner at ProgressionJJ AguhobInvestor at ProgressionTomoya OgawaInvestor at ProgressionFelix-Olivier Ngangue NsekeUS Investments at Convivialité Ventures

Also worked at J.P. Morgan796

Rishi 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 VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal InvestmentsConor DeveneyPrincipal at Greycroft

+ 790 more