About
Maneeshika Madduri is a healthcare venture capitalist at Samsung Next with a PhD in neuroscience and electrical engineering. She has nine years of combined research and industry experience focused on wearable neural technologies, biosignal analysis, and machine learning applications, with expertise spanning early-stage R&D through FDA-regulated medical device development.
Experience
- Samsung NextHealthcare VCcurrent2025 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- University of WashingtonPhD Candidate2019 — 2024Seattle, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftPhD Research Intern2023Redmond, Washington, United States
- Washington Research Foundation & WRF CapitalSenior Venture Analyst2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- Cala HealthFirmware Engineer2017 — 2019Burlingame, CA
- The Fulbright ProgramUS Fulbright Student Scholar2013 — 2014Kathmandu, Nepal
Skills & more
Signal ProcessingGame TheoryMedical Device R&DMotor ControlMotor LearningEye TrackingMachine LearningElectromyography (EMG)Data ScienceVenture Capital1Biological Data Analysis3Embedded Software Programming
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Due DiligenceCompetitive AnalysisComparative Market AnalysisHuman Subjects ResearchReinforcement LearningHuman Computer InteractionScikit-LearnData AnalysisGenerative AIStrategyC (Programming Language)LeadershipFrom Maneeshika's professional profile.
Colleagues at Samsung Next
Albert Kim
Investor at Samsung Next
Amy Lee
Investor at Samsung Next
Andy Duong
Investment Director at Samsung Next
Brendon Kim
Managing Director at Samsung Next
Caroline Rehfuss
Investor at Samsung Next
Chris Kurdziel
Investor at Samsung Next
David Lee
Head of Samsung Next at Samsung Next
Diane Choi
Investor at Samsung Next
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maneeshika Madduri?
- Maneeshika Madduri is a healthcare venture capitalist at Samsung Next with a PhD in neuroscience and electrical engineering. She has nine years of combined research and industry experience focused on wearable neural technologies, biosignal analysis, and machine learning applications, with expertise spanning early-stage R&D through FDA-regulated medical device development.
- Where does Maneeshika Madduri work?
- Maneeshika Madduri is Investor at Samsung Next.
- Where did Maneeshika Madduri go to school?
- Maneeshika Madduri studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering); University of Washington (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Stanford University (Master of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering).
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