Fundraising Fox

Gaurav Porwal

Investor

Partner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc · Finance & Operations Associate at Type One Ventures

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Writes $1M – $5M checks

Find your path to Gaurav

320 people in our graph share verified history with Gaurav — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sandeep PatilunlockedGaurav: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (2000)
×9Gaurav: together at Type One Ventures
×2Gaurav: together at Indian School of Business

About

Gaurav Porwal, a nearly two-decade senior operator in India's startup ecosystem (Ola, Amazon), is partner, COO at a healthcare venture studio and co-leads creation and scaling of companies from zero.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Experience

  1. W Health VenturesPartner & COOcurrent2024 — present
  2. 2070 HealthChief Operating Officercurrent2024 — present
  3. Everhope OncologyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. Hoola Health (Prev. BabyMD)Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. Tata DigitalSenior Vice President2022 — 2024
  6. OlaSVP & Global COO2019 — 2021
  7. Fresenius Medical CareDirector2016 — 2019
  8. Sparsh NephrocareCo-Founder2010 — 2016
  9. Procter & GambleSenior Scientist2005 — 2008

Colleagues at W Health Ventures Gp Llc

Ajay Sondhi
Operating Partner at W Health Ventures Gp Llc
Ashish Singh
Operating Partner at W Health Ventures Gp Llc
Ashish Singh
Advisory Partner at Innospark Ventures
Bhavesh Hemani
Chief Financial Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc
Brett A. Byrd
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer at TCV
Dan Judd
Head, US Ventures at W Health Ventures Gp Llc
Dr. Nikhil Hegde
Head, New Ventures at W Health Ventures Gp Llc
Dr. Pankaj Jethwani
Managing Partner at W Health Ventures Gp Llc

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gaurav Porwal?
Gaurav Porwal, a nearly two-decade senior operator in India's startup ecosystem (Ola, Amazon), is partner, COO at a healthcare venture studio and co-leads creation and scaling of companies from zero.
Where does Gaurav Porwal work?
Gaurav Porwal is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc.
What does Gaurav Porwal invest in?
Gaurav Porwal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
What check size does Gaurav Porwal write?
Gaurav Porwal typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
Where did Gaurav Porwal go to school?
Gaurav Porwal studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Dual Degree, Chemical Engineering); Indian School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA).

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay317

Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola ElectricHarsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsPraneeth SrikantiTechnical Investment Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Ursheet ParikhInvestor in AI, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Human & Planetary Health at MayfieldArpit BeriManaging Partner, India at Jungle Ventures

+ 311 more

Also attended Indian School of Business182

Neeraj AroraAll things business at WhatsApp; formerly M&A lead at Google for Local, Social and MobileAnirvan ChowdhuryDirector at Qualcomm VenturesShirish SharmaSenior Associate, New Ventures at W Health Ventures Gp LlcTushar SadhuAssociate Vice President at W Health Ventures Gp LlcKshitij GolwalkarInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesNandika PradeepDirector, Strategy & Human Capital at Fireside Ventures Advisory Llp

+ 176 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Everhope Oncology1

Harsimran SinghChief Executive Officer at Everhope

Also worked at Hoola Health (Prev. BabyMD)1

Deeksha SenguttuvanFounder at BabyMD

Also worked at Ola35

Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola ElectricSaharsh SharmaVice President - Investments at Chiratae VenturesMandeep JulkaVice President - Investments at Chiratae VenturesSaloni VermaAssociate at Info Edge VenturesMadhusmita DasVice President at Leo Capital VenturesSandeep Naidu KandipalliHead, Strategic Development at Inflexor Ventures

+ 29 more

Also worked at Fresenius Medical Care18

Andreas WüpperManaging Director at Fresenius Medical Care VenturesAlbert WiegmanManaging Director at Fresenius Medical Care VenturesGregor Henrik UngerManaging Partner at Caesar VenturesAndreas WuepperManaging Director; Director Investments, Europe at Fresenius Medical Care VenturesAdi ShakedVenture Innovation Manager - Israel at Fresenius Medical Care VenturesThomas SpellmanManaging Director; Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Fresenius Medical Care Ventures

+ 12 more