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Shamit Shrivastava

Founder

CEO, co-founder at Apoha

London Area, United Kingdom

FoundedApoha

About

Before co-founding the company in 2021, he spent six years at the University of Oxford as a postdoctoral research assistant and then senior research associate, following postdoctoral and doctoral research at Boston University, where he also taught solid biomechanics. He completed his undergraduate thesis at the Center for Nanotechnology at IIT Guwahati and was a BSF Fellow with Wilbe in 2020.

CEO, co-founder at Apoha

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Apoha's investors · 7

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksNucleus CapitalBerlin · $1M – $1.1M checksR7 PartnersChicago · $100K – $5M checksredalpineZug · $108K – $2.2M checks · since 2026SeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checksSingularParis · since 2026

Co-founders at Apoha

ASAnshika Srivastava
Anshika SrivastavaCOO, co-founder

Experience

  1. ApohaCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2021 — presentGreater London
  2. University of OxfordSenior Research Associate2019 — 2021Oxford, United Kingdom
  3. University of OxfordPostdoctoral Research Assistant2015 — 2019Oxford, United Kingdom
  4. Wilbe | Home for Scientist LeadersBSF Fellow2020
  5. Boston UniversityPost Doctoral Research Assistant2014 — 2015Greater Boston Area
  6. Boston UniversityGraduate Research Assistant2009 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  7. Boston UniversityTA Solid Biomechanics BE4262009Greater Boston Area
  8. Center for Nanotechnology IIT GuwahatiUndergraduate Thesis2006 — 2008Guwahati Area, India
  9. Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard- MITIntern2007Greater Boston Area
  10. Laser Sciences and Technology Center (DRDO)Intern2005New Delhi Area, India

Skills & more

Neuromodulation1Targeted Drug Delivery1Drug DeliveryMicrofluidics15Nanotechnology13Optical Microscopy8Thermodynamics9Fluorescence4Surface Chemistry6COMSOL3Biochemistry5Stem Cells3
+12 moreBiomaterialsFluorescence MicroscopyMicroscopyThin FilmsTissue CultureBiomedical EngineeringHeat TransferScienceExperimentationMatlabMathematicaC++

Languages English · Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shamit Shrivastava?
Before co-founding the company in 2021, he spent six years at the University of Oxford as a postdoctoral research assistant and then senior research associate, following postdoctoral and doctoral research at Boston University, where he also taught solid biomechanics. He completed his undergraduate thesis at the Center for Nanotechnology at IIT Guwahati and was a BSF Fellow with Wilbe in 2020.
Where does Shamit Shrivastava work?
Shamit Shrivastava is CEO, co-founder of Apoha.
What companies did Shamit Shrivastava found?
Shamit Shrivastava founded Apoha.
Where did Shamit Shrivastava go to school?
Shamit Shrivastava studied at Boston University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering).

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Shared employers

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