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Ashwin Nandakumar

Founder

Founder at Granza Bio

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedGranza Bio · YC

About

Ashwin Nandakumar completed his DPhil in Oncology at the University of Oxford and conducted postdoctoral research in cancer biology at Oxford University and the Institute of Cancer Research in London. He has experience designing oncology clinical trials and working in early-stage oncology companies.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at Granza BioYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Ashwin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Granza Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ashwin can intro founders to Granza Bio's investors below.

Granza Bio's investors · 7

Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksOxonian VenturesPalo AltoRefactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Granza Bio

PD
Prof. Dustin
AJAshwin Jainarayanan
Ashwin JainarayananFounder
AMAshwin Menon Nandakumar
Ashwin Menon NandakumarFounder

Founder at Granza BioYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Ashwin went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Granza Bio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Ashwin can intro founders to Granza Bio's investors below.

Granza Bio's investors · 7

Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksOxonian VenturesPalo AltoRefactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checksRitual CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Zeno VenturesGeneva

Co-founders at Granza Bio

PD
Prof. Dustin
ANAshwin Nandakumar
Ashwin NandakumarFounder
AJAshwin Jainarayanan
Ashwin JainarayananFounder

Experience

  1. Granza BioFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
  2. University of OxfordVisiting Research Fellowcurrent2023 — present
  3. University of OxfordPostdoctoral Researcher2022 — 2023Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  4. University of OxfordDPhil (PhD) student2018 — 2022Oxford, United Kingdom
  5. Founders & FundersHealth & Data Lead - Scientific Advisorcurrent2022 — present
  6. OncoAssignCo-Founder2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
  7. The Institute of Cancer ResearchPostdoctoral Research Fellow2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
  8. BlondeMoneyConsultant Intern (part of The Oxford Strategy Challenge)2021London, England, United Kingdom
  9. Studybuddy UKPrivate Tutor2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Research11Teaching6Entrepreneurship2Molecular Biology1BiochemistryCustomer ServicePresentation Skills1Qualitative Research1TutoringLife Sciences2Bioinformatics1Consultancy
+12 morePublic SpeakingTeamworkLeadershipCommunicationMentoringTeam workMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficePowerPointMicrosoft WordREnglish

Languages English · Hindi · Malayalam

  • Oncology Training and Development — Department of Oncology, University of Oxford
  • Insight into Strategy and Management programme — University of Oxford
  • BSc (Honours) Biomedical Science — Kingston University
  • Ideas 2 Impact (I2I) — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
  • "R" Bio Data Analysis, bioinformatics — University of Oxford
  • IB Diploma — International Baccalaureate

From Ashwin's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashwin Nandakumar?
Ashwin Nandakumar completed his DPhil in Oncology at the University of Oxford and conducted postdoctoral research in cancer biology at Oxford University and the Institute of Cancer Research in London. He has experience designing oncology clinical trials and working in early-stage oncology companies.
Where does Ashwin Nandakumar work?
Ashwin Nandakumar is Founder of Granza Bio.
What companies did Ashwin Nandakumar found?
Ashwin Nandakumar founded Granza Bio.
Where did Ashwin Nandakumar go to school?
Ashwin Nandakumar studied at University of Oxford (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (DPhil), Oncology); Y Combinator (Granza Bo - Winter 2024 batch, Biotechnology); Kingston University (Bachelor’s Degree, Biomedical Science).

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