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Sriram Balusu

Investor

Associate, Advisory Team (Telescope Biotech Fund) at Ysios Capital

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Sriram Balusu is an Associate on the Advisory team at the Telescope Biotech Fund, where he sources and analyzes investment opportunities combining scientific and business perspectives. He previously spent over a decade in research at VIB in Belgium, with doctoral work on the blood–central nervous system barrier and postdoctoral research on Alzheimer's disease, including developing mouse models and therapeutic strategies. He has authored more than 20 publications, including papers in Science, Neuron, and Acta Neuropathologica, and holds a PhD in Biotechnology and Biochemistry from Ghent University.

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Invests in

Biotech

Experience

  1. Ysios CapitalAssociatecurrent2025 — present
  2. Ysios CapitalInvestment Analystcurrent2025 — present
  3. Ysios CapitalVC fellowcurrent2024 — present
  4. Research Foundation Flanders - FWOFWO-Postdoctoral researcher2018 — 2025Leuven
  5. VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease ResearchPostdoctoral Researcher2017 — 2025Leuven
  6. Longitude CapitalConsultant2024Belgium
  7. VIBFWO-Senior postdoctoral researcher2021 — 2024Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
  8. VIBPostdoctoral Research Scientist2017Ghent Metropolitan Area
  9. VIBPhD student2012 — 2017
  10. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD)Research fellow2009 — 2012Greater Hyderabad Area
  11. Osmania UniversityProject trainee2008 — 2009Hyderabad

Education

  1. Ghent UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biotechnology2012 — 2016
  2. Osmania UniversityBachelor of Science, Biotechnology2003 — 2006
  3. CDFD
  4. Ghent UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Life Science
  5. KU Leuvenpostdoc, Neuroscience
  6. University of Leuvenpostdoc
  7. university of leuven

Skills & more

Venture CapitalGene Editing3High Throughput Screening3stem cells2Molecular Biology18PCR16Proteomics14Western Blotting12SDS-PAGE12Cell Culture12Cell Biology10Biochemistry9
+12 moreProtein ExpressionMicrobiologyGenomicsBiotechnologyqPCRLife SciencesBioinformaticsMolecular CloningCellDNAMouse ModelsRNA isolation

From Sriram's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Ghent University70

LukasPartner at Hummingbird VenturesRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesWard CapoenPartner at V-Bio VenturesPhilippe de LathuyLegal Counsel at Astanor VenturesJan VorstermansInvestor at AngelwiseNicolas ChristiaenGrowth | Fintech at Angelwise

+ 64 more

Also attended Osmania University18

Dr. ChettipallyVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcBhaskar RameshConsumer & Marketing Infrastructure Leader at SenseAI VenturesShyam PenumakaPartner at Dallas Venture CapitalVenu ShamapantFounding Partner at LiveOak VenturesVani KolaManaging Director at Kalaari CapitalAbhiram KattaDirector at Endiya Partners

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Also attended KU Leuven130

KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesLucas De FourLegal Manager at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesPatrik MerczSenior Associate at Interactive Venture Partners LlcPieter AbbeelAlumni at HouseMatthias de KockPrincipal at PeakBridge VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Longitude Capital20

Daniel van den BerghSenior Investment Director at National Venture DevelopmentJuliet BakkerManaging Director at Longitude CapitalMaxwell BikoffManaging Director at Longitude CapitalMichael WertManaging Director at Longitude CapitalBrian LiuManaging Director at Longitude CapitalVarun GuptaPrincipal at Longitude Capital

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Also worked at VIB7

Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiRudy DekeyserPartner, Head of Health Economic Funds at EQT Life SciencesHalina NovakPrincipal at Fund+Barbara BerckmansInvestment Manager at Agri Investment FundLeen LimbourgInvestment Manager at Meusinvest (Noshaq)Ellen CrabbeAdvisory Board Expert at Qbic Fund

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Colleagues at Ysios Capital

Almudena Méndez
Associate at Ysios Capital
Antoni Ribas
Venture Partner at Ysios Capital
Arturo Urrios
Partner at Ysios Capital
Carlos Garcia-Echeverria
Venture Partner at Ysios Capital
Carlos Paya
Venture Partner at Ysios Capital
Catalina Cuchy
Executive Assistant at Ysios Capital
Cristina Garmendia
General Partner at Ysios Capital
David L. Lacey
Venture Partner at Ysios Capital