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10,486 people in our graph share verified history with Ambika — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Katherine RiceunlockedAmbika: together at The Biden-Harris White House (2021)
Ambika: together at The Biden-Harris White House
×4Ambika: together at YC S14
×3Ambika: together at Berkeley Lab
About
Ambika Bumb is a Strategic Business Development Advisor at Ubuntu Research Inc and a former CEO of a cancer diagnostics startup. Over two decades, she has worked in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and national biodefense across the White House, the U.S. Department of State, national laboratories, biotech startups, and non-profit organizations. Her work has focused on translating scientific research into policy and strategic initiatives spanning government, industry, and academia.
Founder/CEO at BikantaYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Ambika went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ambika can intro founders to Bikanta's investors below.
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Experience
- Ubuntu Research IncStrategic Business Development Advisorcurrent2026 — present
- Boards and CommitteesBoard Membercurrent2015 — present
- Bipartisan Commission on BiodefenseDeputy Executive Director2021 — 2025
- The Biden-Harris White HouseDeputy Executive Director | President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)2021
- U.S. Department of StateHealth, Science, Technology Advisor | Office of the Secretary | Crisis Management and Strategy2019 — 2021
- Berkeley LabStrategic Advisor to the Energy Sciences Area2018 — 2019Berkeley, CA
- BikantaCEO and Founder2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)Post-Doctoral Research Fellow2011 — 2013Bethesda, MD
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)Post-Doctoral Research Fellow2009 — 2011Bethesda, MD
- GE HealthcareInstalled Base Software Team2004Greater Milwaukee
Skills & more
Biodefense2Nanomedicine5Nanotechnology31Nanomaterials2Nanoparticles40Medical Diagnostics3Drug Delivery4Biochemistry18Biophysics7Biomedical Engineering34Biotechnology31Microscopy27
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Molecular ImagingContrast AgentsCell CultureMRIOptical ImagingNuclear MedicineTargeted TherapiesCancerLanguages Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ambika Bumb?
- Ambika Bumb is a Strategic Business Development Advisor at Ubuntu Research Inc and a former CEO of a cancer diagnostics startup. Over two decades, she has worked in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and national biodefense across the White House, the U.S. Department of State, national laboratories, biotech startups, and non-profit organizations. Her work has focused on translating scientific research into policy and strategic initiatives spanning government, industry, and academia.
- Where does Ambika Bumb work?
- Ambika Bumb is Founder/CEO of Bikanta.
- What companies did Ambika Bumb found?
- Ambika Bumb founded Bikanta.
- Where did Ambika Bumb go to school?
- Ambika Bumb studied at University of Oxford (PhD, Medical Engineering); Georgia Institute of Technology (BS, Biomedical Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,444
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of Oxford mafia748
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Georgia Institute of Technology mafia436
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
National Cancer Institute mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThompsonLab HeadFounded Cleave Biosciences +4Sangeeta N. BhatiaMember, Board of Scientific AdvisorsFounded Satellite Bio +4Peter Thompson, M.D.Lab HeadFounded Cleave Biosciences +4Jason CuiResearcherFounded JemiFrancis WongInternFounded AuricleJustin NordenClinical ResearcherFounded Qualified Health
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford1,752
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology714
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Biden-Harris White House5
Also worked at U.S. Department of State206
Ken HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundBijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at Berkeley Lab135
Thomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceJessy RivestInvestor at Khosla VenturesBayan AlizadehPartner at S32Jan CrisostomoOperating Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAvinash KantInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersDaphne ChePrincipal at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
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Also worked at National Cancer Institute (NCI)36
Pamela KleinVenture Partner at Ysios CapitalKaren KnudsenAdvisor at Oncology VenturesFrank RimalovskiExecutive Director at NYU Innovation Venture FundVincent OssipowPartner at Omega FundsElizabeth Cho-FertikhManaging Partner at MEDA VenturesDr. Noé E. CrespoAssociate Director at Parallel 18
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