About
Aparna Krishnan is co-founder and CEO of Durva Life, a women's health brand. She also serves as a venture partner at Verge Healthtech focused on India, where she works with early-stage healthtech companies from pre-seed through Series A.
Experience
- Durva LifeCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Verge HealthTech FundVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- 2070 HealthNew Ventures | Leadership Team2022 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Season Two VenturesInvestment Associate2020 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- PwC IndiaTrainee | Management Consulting - Healthcare2019 — 2020Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Duke UniversityGraduate Student Researcher | Dept of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology2017 — 2019Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Argonne National LaboratoryScientific Researcher | Microbiology2015 — 2017Howard Taylor Ricketts Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois
- Syngene International LimitedProject Intern | Biology & Project Management2014Bangalore, India
Skills & more
ManagementStrategic ThinkingCommunicationLeadershipTeamworkStrategyAnalytical SkillsFinancial ModelingTherapeuticsOperationsContent CreationHealthcare Industry
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Digital HealthMicrobiologyGrantsmanshipMolecular MicrobiologyData AnalysisBiomedical SciencesResearch and Development (R&D)Market AnalysisEarly Stage InvestmentDeal ExecutionMarket ResearchEarly Stage VenturesLanguages French · Hindi · Tamil
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Colleagues at Verge HealthTech Fund
Albert Behr
Global Technology Commercialization and Licensing Expert at Verge HealthTech Fund
Brendan Farmer
Operating Partner, Outfront Capital at Verge HealthTech Fund
Carl Nicholas Ng
General Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund
Dato Paul Supramaniam
Chairman of Law Asia at Verge HealthTech Fund
Dr Jeremy Lim
Healthcare Strategist at Verge HealthTech Fund
Ed Deng
Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund
Erika Cheung
Executive Director of Ethics in Entrepreneurship at Verge HealthTech Fund
Erki Molder
Managing Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund
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Akshay Karia
Associate at Season Two Ventures
Anjali Nair
Principal at Season Two Ventures
Chirag Sandha
Associate at Season Two Ventures
Harsha Vardhan
Partner at Season Two Ventures
John Vilina
General Partner at Season Two Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aparna Krishnan?
- Aparna Krishnan is co-founder and CEO of Durva Life, a women's health brand. She also serves as a venture partner at Verge Healthtech focused on India, where she works with early-stage healthtech companies from pre-seed through Series A.
- Where does Aparna Krishnan work?
- Aparna Krishnan is Venture Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund.
- Where did Aparna Krishnan go to school?
- Aparna Krishnan studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Biological Sciences); Duke University (Master's Research, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology).
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