Shankar Balasubramanian
InvestorFounding Partner at Ahren Innovation Capital
United Kingdom
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Founding Partner and principal inventor of the next-generation sequencing technology used in Illumina platforms. Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society; winner of the 2022 Breakthrough Prize.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareRobotics
Deals · 1
Cambridge EpigenetixBoard seat
via Ahren Innovation Capital · filed May 2018 · $12.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Ahren Innovation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shankar Balasubramanian?
- Founding Partner and principal inventor of the next-generation sequencing technology used in Illumina platforms. Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge and a Fellow of the Royal Society; winner of the 2022 Breakthrough Prize.
- Where does Shankar Balasubramanian work?
- Shankar Balasubramanian is Founding Partner at Ahren Innovation Capital.
- What does Shankar Balasubramanian invest in?
- Shankar Balasubramanian invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Robotics.
- What check size does Shankar Balasubramanian write?
- Shankar Balasubramanian typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Shankar Balasubramanian sit on?
- Shankar Balasubramanian holds tracked board seats at Cambridge Epigenetix.
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