Taha Jangda
InvestorManaging Director at Ascension Ventures · Board director at RxLightning
Houston, Texas, United States
About
Taha Jangda brings operator expertise from building the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute's accelerators, labs and funds, plus hands-on go-to-market and developer-platform experience from his Partnerships role at Redox.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Board director at RxLightning
Intro paths
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In turn, Taha can intro founders to RxLightning's investors below.
RxLightning's investors · 4
Co-founders at RxLightning
JR
Julia ReganExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Moderne VenturesManaging Director2025
- High AlphaPartner2019 — 2025
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows | Class 272022 — 2024
- Pacific Crest SecuritiesTechnology Investment Banking2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Goldman SachsPrivate Equity Group2013 — 2018San Francisco
Skills & more
Bloomberg4Asset Managment1Financial Modeling5Financial Analysis12Investments7Asset Management10Mutual Funds10Equities12Hedge Funds1Fixed Income7Financial ServicesRisk Management
+4 more
Asset AllocationSecuritiesAlternative InvestmentsDerivatives- Series 63 - Uniform Securities Agent — FINRA
- Series 7 - General Securities Representative — FINRA
From Taha's professional profile.
Deals · 1
OrbitaQuoted
via HealthX Ventures · filed May 2020
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
CancerIQEnsoDataHealth iPassInsightRxMedableMoving AnalyticsNarrativeDxPacificaRxLightningVeda
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Ascension Ventures
Ala Alenazi
Principal at Ascension Ventures
Brendan Salvino
Senior Investment Associate at Ascension Ventures
Emily Kuhns
Finance Director at Ascension Ventures
Emma Steele
Partner at Ascension
Guneesh Batra
Investment Manager at Ascension Ventures
Jamie Wehrung
Chief Administrative Officer at Ascension Ventures
John Kuelper
Senior Managing Director at Ascension Ventures
Kate Davis
Investment Principal at Ascension Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Taha Jangda?
- Taha Jangda brings operator expertise from building the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute's accelerators, labs and funds, plus hands-on go-to-market and developer-platform experience from his Partnerships role at Redox.
- Where does Taha Jangda work?
- Taha Jangda is Managing Director at Ascension Ventures and Board director at RxLightning.
- What does Taha Jangda invest in?
- Taha Jangda invests in Biotech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- What boards does Taha Jangda sit on?
- Taha Jangda holds tracked board seats at CancerIQ, EnsoData, Health iPass, InsightRx, Medable, Moving Analytics, NarrativeDx, Orbita, Pacifica, RxLightning.
- Where did Taha Jangda go to school?
- Taha Jangda studied at Purdue University Daniels School of Business.
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