Where does Pooja Sikka work?

Pooja Sikka is General Partner at Meridian Health Ventures.

Where did Pooja Sikka go to school?

Pooja Sikka studied at Imperial College London (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); King's College London (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)); King's College London (BSc Intercalated, Psychology and Neuropharmacology).

Pooja Sikka

Investor

General Partner at Meridian Health Ventures · Venture Partner at APEX Ventures · Venture Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures

London, England, United Kingdom

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1,203 people in our graph share verified history with Pooja — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Tyler WilsonunlockedPooja: together at Ey (2014–2015)

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Pooja: together at Imperial College London

Pooja: together at NHS

About

Venture Partner and practising medical doctor with over 20 years in health and life sciences; former Partner at Octopus Ventures and former head of EY UK's healthcare corporate venture portfolio, having invested over $60m in early-stage companies. Holds an MBA from Imperial College London and an MBBS.

Experience

Meridian Health VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Meridian Health VenturesAdvisor and IC member2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
Cross-Border Impact VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
APEX VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
National Association of Primary Care (NAPC)Council Member and Faculty Membercurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
StepcareDirectorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
NHSGeneral Practitionercurrent2010 — present
NHSGP Commissioner for Children's Services2011 — 2012
NHSNHS Doctor2005 — 2011London, United Kingdom
Mango SciencesBoard Director2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Octopus VenturesPartner, Octopus Ventures2020 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
TenX HealthCo-Founder & General Partner2019 — 2022London, United Kingdom
EYManagement Consultant & Ventures Team2013 — 2019London, United Kingdom
The Dental Suite DocklandsCo-Founder2010 — 2016
BMJ GroupClinical Lead, BMJ Quality2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
Hurley Group, NHSLocal Medical Director / Lead GP2011 — 2012

Skills & more

Project Management14NHS Commissioning10Tender Management8Management Consulting2Venture Capital1User Experience (UX)Product DevelopmentTurnaround Experience2Start-up VenturesPrimary Health Care2New Business Development2

From Pooja's professional profile.

Colleagues at Meridian Health Ventures

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Investment Team at Meridian Health Ventures

Daniel Dickens

Co-Managing Partner at Meridian Health Ventures

Dr. Aditi Babel

Associate, Innovations in Mental Health at Meridian Health Ventures

Dr. Nadine Haram

Co-Managing Partner at Meridian Health Ventures

Dr. Patrik Bächtiger

Venture Partner, Meridian Health Ventures I at Meridian Health Ventures

Dr. Pooja Sikka

General Partner at Meridian Health Ventures

Elena Dikova

Investment Team at Meridian Health Ventures

Jing Wei Luo

Head of Legal and Operations at Meridian Health Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pooja Sikka?: Venture Partner and practising medical doctor with over 20 years in health and life sciences; former Partner at Octopus Ventures and former head of EY UK's healthcare corporate venture portfolio, having invested over $60m in early-stage companies. Holds an MBA from Imperial College London and an MBBS.
Where does Pooja Sikka work?: Pooja Sikka is General Partner at Meridian Health Ventures.
Where did Pooja Sikka go to school?: Pooja Sikka studied at Imperial College London (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); King's College London (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)); King's College London (BSc Intercalated, Psychology and Neuropharmacology).

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