Where does Uplaksh Kumar work?

Uplaksh Kumar is Venture Partner at Foresite Capital.

What does Uplaksh Kumar invest in?

Uplaksh Kumar invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Medical Devices.

Where did Uplaksh Kumar go to school?

Uplaksh Kumar studied at The Wharton School (Business Administration); University of Maryland (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences); University of Mumbai (Bpharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences).

Uplaksh Kumar

Investor

Venture Partner at Foresite Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

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Konstantine BuhlerunlockedUplaksh: together at Xaira Therapeutics (2023–2026)

×2Uplaksh: together at Verily

×2Uplaksh: together at Foresite Labs

Uplaksh: together at Foresight Diagnostics

About

Uplaksh Kumar is a venture partner at Foresite Capital. He previously served as SVP of strategic operations and scale at GRAIL, where he launched the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test, and was the first head of operations at Verily. He has held leadership roles at Life Technologies, BD, LONZA, and Qiagen, and co-founded RoosterBio, a regenerative medicine company focused on research and clinical-grade stem cells.

Invests in

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

Experience

Foresite LabsCOO Foresite Labs and Venture Partner Foresite Capitalcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Xaira TherapeuticsStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Xaira TherapeuticsFounding COO2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Foresight Diagnostics Inc.Board Member2023 — 2025
GRAIL, Inc.SVP Strategic Operations and Scale2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Verily Life SciencesFounding Head of Operations2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
RoosterBio Inc.Founder and COO2013 — 2016Maryland
LonzaSr Director and Site Head2012 — 2014Maryland
Life TechnologiesSr. Director and Site Head2008 — 2012Maryland
QIAGENSr. Manager2001 — 2008Maryland

Skills & more

LIMS4Biotechnology99Lifesciences30Technology Transfer69GMP32FDA37Validation23Biopharmaceuticals71GLP11Sop6Medical Devices24Drug Discovery4

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BiochemistryMolecular BiologyAssay DevelopmentELISAQuality SystemPurificationProtein PurificationPCRCell CulturePharmaceutical IndustryManagementStrategy

Languages English · Hindi

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Colleagues at Foresite Capital

Alex M. Azar II

Advisor at Foresite Capital

Amelia Stoj

CCO and Assistant General Counsel at Foresite Capital

Charmaine Villasin

Origination at EVP

Collin Yang-Wong

Principal at Foresite Capital

Cynthia Carpenter

Executive Associate at Foresite Capital

Darren Haggerty

Operations Investment Analyst at Foresite Capital

Deepak Atri

Principal at Foresite Capital

Deepak Atri, MD

Investor at Foresite Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Uplaksh Kumar?: Uplaksh Kumar is a venture partner at Foresite Capital. He previously served as SVP of strategic operations and scale at GRAIL, where he launched the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test, and was the first head of operations at Verily. He has held leadership roles at Life Technologies, BD, LONZA, and Qiagen, and co-founded RoosterBio, a regenerative medicine company focused on research and clinical-grade stem cells.
Where does Uplaksh Kumar work?: Uplaksh Kumar is Venture Partner at Foresite Capital.
What does Uplaksh Kumar invest in?: Uplaksh Kumar invests in Biotech, Digital Health, Medical Devices.
Where did Uplaksh Kumar go to school?: Uplaksh Kumar studied at The Wharton School (Business Administration); University of Maryland (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences); University of Mumbai (Bpharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences).

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Also attended University of Maryland365

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Also attended University of Mumbai221

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Shared employers

Also worked at Foresite Labs9

Rick DeweyEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Versant Ventures Isabel ZhangInvestor at HCVC Jacob BarlowSenior Associate at Foresite Labs Damien SoghoianVenture Partner at Foresite Labs Aileen ProumInvestor at Foresite Labs Galen RichardsInvestor at Foresite Labs

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Also worked at Xaira Therapeutics5

Konstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia Capital Scott GottliebPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Dusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma Ventures Greg YapPartner at Menlo Ventures Rachel GateFounder at Dropprint Genomics

Also worked at GRAIL, Inc.17

Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Denise KnoppingVP of People at Longitude Capital Eric KleinInvestor at Sand Hill Angels Tom RodgersMcKesson EVP, Chief Strategy Officer at McKesson Ventures Matthew YoungManaging Director at Longitude Capital Sue XuManaging Partner at Amino Capital

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Also worked at Verily Life Sciences30

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