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About
Payal Parikh is a Principal at CVS Health Ventures, where she supports sourcing, diligence, and portfolio companies for strategically aligned investments. She began her career in management consulting and previously worked in early-stage digital health investing at Rock Health and Unseen Capital, a fund focused on underrepresented founders addressing health inequities. She has researched the lack of diversity and representation across the startup, venture, and digital health ecosystems.
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Invests in
Digital Health
Experience
- CVS HealthPrincipal, CVS Health Venturescurrent2025 — present
- CVS HealthSenior Associate, CVS Health Ventures2023 — 2025
- Unseen CapitalInvestor & Chief of Staff2021 — 2023
- Rock HealthVenture Fellow2020 — 2021
- AccentureHealth and Public Service Strategy Consultant2015 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- Commonwealth Primary Care ACOBusiness Analyst2015
- Intel CorporationHealthcare Financial Analyst Intern2014
Skills & more
Leadership11Management4Analysis6Public Speaking5Healthcare Management3Healthcare Policy3Community Outreach8PowerPoint9Nonprofits7Facebook7Market Research5Spanish5
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Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordData AnalysisMarketingPaypal IntegrationSocial MediaEarly-stage StartupsLanguages English · Gujarati · Spanish
- Aspen Institute Health Fellow — The Aspen Institute
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Colleagues at CVS Health Ventures
Abby Maxius
Administrative Assistant at CVS Health Ventures
Alex James
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Alex Ramos
Associate at CVS Health Ventures
Alyssa Reisner
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Andrea Messina
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Billy Greineisen
Principal at CVS Health Ventures
Camille Wiggins
Senior Analyst at CVS Health Ventures
Carter Prince
Partner at CVS Health Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Payal Parikh?
- Payal Parikh is a Principal at CVS Health Ventures, where she supports sourcing, diligence, and portfolio companies for strategically aligned investments. She began her career in management consulting and previously worked in early-stage digital health investing at Rock Health and Unseen Capital, a fund focused on underrepresented founders addressing health inequities. She has researched the lack of diversity and representation across the startup, venture, and digital health ecosystems.
- Where does Payal Parikh work?
- Payal Parikh is Principal at CVS Health Ventures.
- What does Payal Parikh invest in?
- Payal Parikh invests in Digital Health.
- Where did Payal Parikh go to school?
- Payal Parikh studied at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Healthcare Management); Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Healthcare Management); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Development Studies and Cultural Politics).
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Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaTige SavageCo-founder at RevolutionWendy XiaoPartner at NorthzoneRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftHyun KooPartner at March Capital PartnersRichard GuVice President at March Capital Partners
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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis342
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauMark LevinRetired Founding Partner at Third Rock VenturesJess OynickHead of Talent at Union Square Ventures (USV)Andrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean InvestmentsRochelle WalenskyExecutive Partner at Flare Capital Partners
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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,623
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also attended Universidad Carlos III de Madrid137
Clément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment GroupTomek LepkaInvestment Manager at Keen Venture PartnersAlexandra FilipovaAnalyst at JMI EquityStefan SandovalPrincipal at SKY VCCarolena LeonPlatform Associate at Long Journey Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at CVS Health96
Hal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesTilak MandadiExecutive Vice President, Ventures and Chief Experience and Technology at Flare Capital PartnersDoug SillsPartner at Anthem Venture Management, LlcGregor KevrekianPartner at Healthier CapitalPeter EmighFounder & President, Savoy Life at Red Cell IncubationSooah ChoFormer Underscore Principal at Underscore VC
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Also worked at Unseen Capital1
Also worked at Rock Health46
Eric ShanAssociate at 7wire VenturesOmar Njie, MDPrincipal at AlleyCorpHalle TeccoFounder, Rock Health & Natalist at Giant Ventures Global LlpNick MarkInvestor at EPIC VENTURESAnnie CaseAdvisor at KPCBM. Jackson WilkinsonVenture and Operating Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
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Also worked at Accenture1,331
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesChris BrittCo-founder & CEO of ChimeViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpAmira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 Ventures
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