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Ash Khanna

Investor

Partner at Pivotal Life Sciences

San Francisco Bay Area

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

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Experience

  1. Tentarix BiotherapeuticsChief Business Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, CA
  2. Pivotal bioVenture PartnersPartner2017 — 2024San Francisco, California
  3. Vaxcyte Inc (Formerly: SutroVax)Co-Founder, & Chief Business Officer2013 — 2017Foster City, CA
  4. SV Life SciencesPrincipal2005 — 2013
  5. Bristol-Myers SquibbTeam Leader1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Strategy1Business DevelopmentVenture Capital4Corporate Development4Commercialization1Technology Transfer2Due Diligence1Biotechnology3Mergers & Acquisitions1Start-ups4Lifesciences1Drug Development2
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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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