Ash Khanna
InvestorPartner at Pivotal Life Sciences
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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Experience
- Tentarix BiotherapeuticsChief Business Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, CA
- Pivotal bioVenture PartnersPartner2017 — 2024San Francisco, California
- Vaxcyte Inc (Formerly: SutroVax)Co-Founder, & Chief Business Officer2013 — 2017Foster City, CA
- SV Life SciencesPrincipal2005 — 2013
- Bristol-Myers SquibbTeam Leader1999 — 2003
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ash Khanna?
- Partner at Pivotal bioVenture Partners
- Where does Ash Khanna work?
- Ash Khanna is Partner at Pivotal Life Sciences.
- What check size does Ash Khanna write?
- Ash Khanna typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ash Khanna go to school?
- Ash Khanna studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance and Healthcare Management); University at Buffalo (Ph.D., Pharmaceutics).
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Also worked at Tentarix Biotherapeutics3
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