Kushaal Desai

Experience

1. IQ CapitalAssociatecurrent2025 — present
2. IQ CapitalResearch Associate2023 — 2025
3. Nucleateco-MD, London2022 — 2024
4. IQ CapitalBio + Health VC Fellow2022 — 2023
5. ZX VenturesSummer Intern2021
6. Sands CapitalSummer Associate2019Washington, District Of Columbia
7. McKinsey & CompanyDiscover 20192019Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Education

1. Imperial College LondonPhD, Synthetic Biology and Bioengineering
2. Harvard Medical SchoolVisiting PhD, Microbiome Engineering
3. Imperial College LondonMS, Computational Biology - 1st (4.0)
4. Imperial College LondonBS, Synthetic Biology - 1st (4.0)
5. Westminster School, London

Skills & more

Languages English · French · German · Gujarati

• Trading Education Certificate (TEC) — Imperial College Investment Society
• Investment Banking Fundamentals — Imperial College Finance Society

From Kushaal's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Imperial College London327

DSDeji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMLMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniPBPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniLELoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGMGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFPFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi

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Also attended Harvard Medical School118

NBNiko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystAPAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)BRBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)DRDavid ReshefInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KYKrishna YeshwantInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)MCMorgan CheathamPartner and Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences at Breyer Capital

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Also attended Westminster School, London16

NMNaseem MoumeneVice President at NorthzoneJMJesse MarreHilbert Capital Team at Hilbert GroupMTMichael TheodosiouInvestment Manager at Symvan CapitalRMRichard MuirheadManaging Partner at Fabric VenturesSKSasha KaletskyManaging Partner at Creator VenturesDYDayana YermolayevaFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVE

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Shared employers

Also worked at IQ Capital21

EHElaine HegartyChief of Staff at IQ CapitalAMArchie MuirheadPartner at IQ CapitalMMMoritz MüllerInvestment Associate at imec.xpandMBMax BautinManaging Partner at IQ CapitalESEd StaceyManaging Partner at IQ CapitalKBKerry BaldwinManaging Partner at IQ Capital

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Also worked at Nucleate28

MLMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniJJJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesELEmily LindbergAssociate & Head of Research at Undeterred CapitalKTKylie TrettnerInvestment & Research Analyst at Undeterred CapitalSPStella PaffenholzSenior Associate at Atlas VentureTLTed Ling HuFellow, Human Augmentation at Prime Movers Lab

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Also worked at ZX Ventures15

DPDanny PantusoInvestor at Mucker CapitalECElizabeth CookManaging Partner, North America at AI CapitalGPGary PelissierHead of Americas + Bank Methods at Asymmetric Capital PartnersCSCourtney SawatzkeEarly-stage Investor at Active PartnersCTChristian TellesManaging Partner at Expanding CapitalAGAnnie GomanManaging Director at Btomorrow Ventures

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Also worked at Sands Capital11

SKSharon KedarCo-Founder, Partner at Northpond VenturesFMFrank M. SandsChief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer at Sands Capital VenturesBABrian A. ChristiansenSr. Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Executive Managing Director at Sands Capital VenturesCHChristina HangSr. Research Analyst at Sands Capital VenturesDEDavid E. LevansonSr. Portfolio Manager, Research Analyst, Executive Managing Director at Sands Capital VenturesKKKayarash KarimianSenior Associate at Cure Ventures

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