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Shamik Parekh

Former Investor at Octopus Ventures

London

Writes $1M – $20M checks · typically $4M

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About

Shamik Parekh is a Founding Partner and Investment Committee member at Havilland Active Ventures, a global healthtech fund investing from seed to Series B across the UK, Europe, Israel, and the US. Previously, he worked on the investment team at Octopus Ventures following an acquisition from the TenX Health Fund, and began his venture career at Cerracap Ventures on the West Coast. Parekh chairs NXGN, a healthtech and biotech community of over 4,500 members, and serves as healthtech lead and advisor at bae hq, a British Asian entrepreneur network.

Experience

  1. Havilland HealthFounding Partner @ HAV / Advisor to HGcurrent2026 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  2. Bae HQHealthtech Lead & Advisor to BAE Hqcurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  3. NXGNCommittee Chaircurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. London Institute for Healthcare EngineeringInvestor Consultant2025 — 2026Waterloo, London
  5. Stealth Fund - VVVFounding GP2025 — 2026
  6. Stealth VC FundVenture Partner2024 — 2026London
  7. HSBC Innovation BankingEarly-Stage Healthtech2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
  8. Little JourneyBoard Director2022 — 2024
  9. Mango SciencesBoard2021 — 2024
  10. Octopus VenturesEarly-stage Healthtech Investor2020 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  11. xWave TechnologiesMentor2021 — 2023
  12. Enterprise IrelandDigital Health Mentor2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  13. TenX HealthPortfolio Manager & Founding Member2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  14. National Association of Primary Care (NAPC)Digital Programme - accelerator2020
  15. CerraCap VenturesAnalyst - Investor2018 — 2019Costa Mesa, California, United States
  16. Curzon ResourcesBase and Minor metal Lead2016 — 2017Mayfair, London
  17. Curzon ResourcesAnalyst2014 — 2016City of London, London

Skills & more

Corporate DevelopmentWritten Communication

Languages English · Gujarati

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shamik Parekh?
Shamik Parekh is a Founding Partner and Investment Committee member at Havilland Active Ventures, a global healthtech fund investing from seed to Series B across the UK, Europe, Israel, and the US. Previously, he worked on the investment team at Octopus Ventures following an acquisition from the TenX Health Fund, and began his venture career at Cerracap Ventures on the West Coast. Parekh chairs NXGN, a healthtech and biotech community of over 4,500 members, and serves as healthtech lead and advisor at bae hq, a British Asian entrepreneur network.
What check size does Shamik Parekh write?
Shamik Parekh typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
Where did Shamik Parekh go to school?
Shamik Parekh studied at University of Exeter (Master of Science - MSc, Finance and Management); University of Buckingham (Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hons), Economics); The Royal Latin Grammar School.

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