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Haris Javed-Akhtar

Founder

Founder & CEO at Panacea

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedPanacea · YC

About

Haris Javed-Akhtar holds an MD from Imperial College Medical School and an additional qualification from Imperial College Business School. Previously, he led partnerships in the go-to-market function at Anterior, a company backed by Sequoia, NEA, and supported by Microsoft AI's leadership.

Founder & CEO at PanaceaYC X26

Intro paths

YC

Haris went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Panacea's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Haris can intro founders to Panacea's investors below.

Co-founders at Panacea

YZYaman Ziadeh
Yaman ZiadehFounder & CTO

Experience

  1. PanaceaFounder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
  2. AnteriorPartnerships Lead2024 — 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is Haris Javed-Akhtar?
Haris Javed-Akhtar holds an MD from Imperial College Medical School and an additional qualification from Imperial College Business School. Previously, he led partnerships in the go-to-market function at Anterior, a company backed by Sequoia, NEA, and supported by Microsoft AI's leadership.
Where does Haris Javed-Akhtar work?
Haris Javed-Akhtar is Founder & CEO of Panacea.
What companies did Haris Javed-Akhtar found?
Haris Javed-Akhtar founded Panacea.
Where did Haris Javed-Akhtar go to school?
Haris Javed-Akhtar studied at Imperial College London (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS); Imperial Business School (Bachelor of Science - BS, Management); The King's (The Cathedral) School (A-levels, Maths).

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