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Gaurav Manchanda

Investor

Chief Product Officer at MassChallenge Mexico

Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area

About

Gaurav Manchanda is an operator with 20 years of experience building and rebuilding organizations across health, medtech, climate, and assistive technology. Most recently, he served as Chief Product Officer at MassChallenge, where he restructured the accelerator's programs toward complex, regulated markets, increasing cohort revenue to $260M while reducing participant count by 26%. Previously, he built Formlabs' medical division from 2% to 16% of company revenue, supporting over 100,000 surgeries and millions of medical devices, and earlier deployed 25,000 solar systems across East Africa through a venture-backed startup while administering a $9M World Bank grant in Liberia.

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Experience

  1. MassChallengeChief Product Officercurrent2025 — presentBoston, MA
  2. MassChallengeChief Program Officer2024 — 2025Boston, MA
  3. Various OrganizationsAdvisory, Board & Fellowship Rolescurrent2014 — present
  4. FormlabsDirector, Medical Market Development2021 — 2023Greater Boston Area
  5. FormlabsProduct Management (Upstream Marketing) - Medical2019 — 2021Somerville, MA
  6. FormlabsBusiness Development Lead - Medical2017 — 2019
  7. One Degree SolarFounder, CEO2012 — 2017Kenya
  8. USAIDEnergy Sector Reform Specialist2009 — 2012Ghana
  9. Clinton Health Access InitiativeSpecial Adviser to the Deputy Minister of Health2006 — 2008Liberia

Education

  1. Tulane UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Majors: International Development and Technology Transfer; Latin American Studies2001 — 2005
  2. School for International TrainingRegional Integration, Development2004
  3. School for International TrainingIntensive Spanish Language and Culture Seminar2003

Skills & more

Strategy50Management14Strategic Planning21LeadershipTeam ManagementPublic SpeakingIndustry standardsSpanishCorporate Venture CapitalArtificial Intelligence (AI)Entrepreneurial Organizations1Product Innovation2
+12 moreInnovation ConsultingTechnology TransferChange ManagementOperations ManagementExecutive ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyTechnology CommercializationStartup DevelopmentBusiness Process ImprovementCorporate PartnershipsEnterprise MarketingMarketing Strategy

Languages English · Spanish

  • Marketing Strategy Certificate — Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
  • Process Validation for Medical Devices — ASQ - World Headquarters

From Gaurav's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Tulane University60

Sam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesSteve PaulVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures; physician-scientist in neuroscience and CNS drug discoveryAnna Shults HeldEditorial Director at Scale Venture PartnersZane SalamehAnalyst at Volition CapitalAmy SlizofskiInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALMason AngelFounding Partner at Industrious Ventures

+ 54 more

Also attended School for International Training17

Shayna HarrisAdvisor at Rocana VenturesJennifer DulskiInvestor at Roble VenturesLaurie Felker JonesVisiting Partner at True Wealth VenturesChuck EesleyFund Advisor at TSVCJamison ErvinImpact Committee at EcoEnterprises FundBrooke RiscoeAmplification at EWOR

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Shared employers

Also worked at MassChallenge64

Dave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder CollectiveRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesSarah RomankoAssociate at Geek VenturesAndreaIR at NAPJohn HarthorneFounder & Managing Director at Two Lanterns Venture PartnersChris ThoenChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VC

+ 58 more

Also worked at Formlabs6

Aaron MankovskiManaging Partner at PitangoDror BermanFounding Partner at Innovation EndeavorsDarian ZiganteSenior Associate at Wittington VenturesTara TanGeneral Partner at Strange VenturesMarcy AxelradChief Operating Officer at MassChallenge MexicoHabib HaddadManaging Partner at The E14 Fund

Also worked at USAID25

Deena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalGordon RausserAdvisory Board Member at Rembrandt Venture PartnersNimesh ModakInvestor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESWill WalkerSenior Associate at Jump CapitalChonlathit JittachalothornController at 645 VenturesEfayomi CarrInvestment Partner at Flourish Ventures

+ 19 more

Also worked at Clinton Health Access Initiative18

Renee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesDan GebremedhinPartner at Flare Capital PartnersYashika ChoudharyInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesNeha AgarwalSenior Advisor at Adjuvant CapitalMia MorissetPrincipal at Inovia CapitalRyan NesbittGeneral Partner at Flori Ventures

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Colleagues at MassChallenge Mexico

Anna Marie Wagner
Board Member at MassChallenge Mexico
Benoit Dubuis
Switzerland Board Member at MassChallenge Mexico
Cait Brumme
Chief Executive Officer at MassChallenge Mexico
Chris Houlihan
Chief Growth Officer at MassChallenge Mexico
Collin Wallace
Board Member at MassChallenge Mexico
Craig J. Lewis
Board Member at MassChallenge Mexico
Elizabeth Graham
Board Member at MassChallenge Mexico
Fabio Campanile
Switzerland Board Member at MassChallenge Mexico