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Neil Devani
InvestorFounder and Managing Partner at Necessary Ventures · Board director at Insightful Instruments · Board director at Vicarious Surgical
US/Canada
Writes $250K – $500K checks
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About
Founder and Managing Partner who has spent a decade backing deep tech, hard tech, and AI companies across healthcare, reindustrialization, climate, financial services, and education; an early investor in firms including Recursion Pharmaceuticals and Vicarious Surgical. He holds a B.S. from Penn State, attended Drexel medical school, and earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkGovTechHardwareHealthtechInsurTechMedical DevicesPropTechRoboticsSaaS
Board director at Insightful Instruments
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Board director at Vicarious Surgical
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Experience
- Necessary VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Singularity Holdings VCAdvisor, formerly Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UpsolveAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- Comar LLPAdvisorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Media MobilizeAdvisorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MaidbotAdvisor2016 — 2023
- ChameleonInvestor and Advisor2015 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Alchemist AcceleratorMentor2017 — 2022
- HOF CapitalVenture Partner2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Vicarious Surgical Inc.Board Director, Board Observer2015 — 2021Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Tissue Analytics, Inc.Advisor2016 — 2020
- Penny AppAdvisor2015 — 2018San Francisco
- Torchlight Legal CommunicationsVice Chairman of the Board, Advisor2015 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- Rothenberg VenturesInvestor and Investment Team Manager2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- ClinkleDirector of Business Operations and Strategy, Legal Counsel2013 — 2014San Francisco
- Fenwick and WestSummer Associate2012Mountain View, CA
- StartingBlocFellow, Mentor, and Ambassador2010 — 2012
- Phillips & Cohen LLPSummer Associate2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- The Advisory Board CompanySyndicated Research Analyst2010Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Examkrackers, INCInstructor and Representative2008 — 2010Greater Philadelphia
- United States SenateHealth Care Policy2009 — 2010
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Community OutreachSocial EntrepreneurshipData AnalysisIntellectual PropertyNonprofitsInternational RelationsLeadership DevelopmentHuman RightsPoliticsEntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalStart-upsLanguages Hindi · Spanish
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Investments
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Akido LabsArcBenRevoDecentEnsodataHeyDoctorMagratheaPlural EnergyRecursion PharmaRecursion PharmaceuticalsRubiRubi LabsSolugenUnlearnVicarious SurgicalWaveWayve
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Neil Devani?
- Founder and Managing Partner who has spent a decade backing deep tech, hard tech, and AI companies across healthcare, reindustrialization, climate, financial services, and education; an early investor in firms including Recursion Pharmaceuticals and Vicarious Surgical. He holds a B.S. from Penn State, attended Drexel medical school, and earned a J.D. from Stanford Law School.
- Where does Neil Devani work?
- Neil Devani is Founder and Managing Partner at Necessary Ventures and Board director at Insightful Instruments and Board director at Vicarious Surgical.
- What does Neil Devani invest in?
- Neil Devani invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, GovTech, Hardware, Healthtech, InsurTech, Medical Devices, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Neil Devani write?
- Neil Devani typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
- What companies has Neil Devani invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Akido Labs, Arc, BenRevo, Decent, Ensodata, HeyDoctor, Magrathea, Plural Energy, Recursion Pharma, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Rubi, Rubi Labs, and 5 more.
- Where did Neil Devani go to school?
- Neil Devani studied at Stanford Law School (JD, Law); Drexel University College of Medicine (M.D. Track); Penn State University (B.S., Pre-medicine).
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