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Akshay Rai
InvestorLead, Healthcare and Life Sciences Investments at Premji Invest · Board director at Kriya Therapeutics
Menlo Park, California, United States
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About
Akshay Rai leads healthcare and life sciences investments at Premji Invest, which he joined in 2010, holding multiple roles across India and the U.S. He helped establish the firm's U.S. healthcare investing practice and focuses on platforms using emerging technologies for drug discovery and improved care models. Before Premji Invest, he was a healthcare analyst at Citigroup India, and he holds a Bachelor of Engineering from NITK Suratkal and an M.B.A. from IIM Bangalore.
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BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Board director at Kriya Therapeutics
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Experience
- Premji Invest - USPrincipal, Healthcare & Biotech Investmentscurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- BillionToOneBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- EnvedaBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Premji InvestVice President2010 — 2026Bangalore
- Citigroup Investment ResearchAssociate2007 — 2010Mumbai
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akshay Rai?
- Akshay Rai leads healthcare and life sciences investments at Premji Invest, which he joined in 2010, holding multiple roles across India and the U.S. He helped establish the firm's U.S. healthcare investing practice and focuses on platforms using emerging technologies for drug discovery and improved care models. Before Premji Invest, he was a healthcare analyst at Citigroup India, and he holds a Bachelor of Engineering from NITK Suratkal and an M.B.A. from IIM Bangalore.
- Where does Akshay Rai work?
- Akshay Rai is Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences Investments at Premji Invest and Board director at Kriya Therapeutics.
- What does Akshay Rai invest in?
- Akshay Rai invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech.
- What companies has Akshay Rai invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Adimab, Devoted Health, Iora, Moderna, SonderMind.
- Where did Akshay Rai go to school?
- Akshay Rai studied at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (PGDM, Finance); National Institute of Technology Karnataka (B.E, Electronics & Communications).
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Also attended National Institute of Technology Karnataka50
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Shared employers
Also worked at Premji Invest - US12
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Also worked at BillionToOne9
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Also worked at Enveda6
Also worked at Kriya Therapeutics, Inc.7
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