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
Education
- The Wharton SchoolBusiness Administration
- University of MarylandDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- University of MumbaiBpharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skills & more
LIMS4Biotechnology99Lifesciences30Technology Transfer69GMP32FDA37Validation23Biopharmaceuticals71GLP11Sop6Medical Devices24Drug Discovery4
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BiochemistryMolecular BiologyAssay DevelopmentELISAQuality SystemPurificationProtein PurificationPCRCell CulturePharmaceutical IndustryManagementStrategyLanguages English · Hindi
From Uplaksh's professional profile.
Colleagues at Foresite Capital
Alex M. Azar II
Advisor at Foresite Capital
Alisa Mall
Partner at Foresite Capital
Amelia Stoj
CCO and Assistant General Counsel at Foresite Capital
Cindy Xiong
Investor at Foresite Capital
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
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,481
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Also attended University of Maryland203
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Also attended University of Mumbai132
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Shared employers
Also worked at Foresite Labs6
Also worked at Xaira Therapeutics7
Konstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalScott GottliebPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Dusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma VenturesVikram BajajAdvisor at Foresite CapitalGreg YapPartner at Menlo VenturesRachel LanePrincipal at Versant Ventures
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Also worked at GRAIL, Inc.11
Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Eric KleinInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsTom RodgersMcKesson EVP, Chief Strategy Officer at McKesson VenturesSue XuManaging Partner at Amino CapitalJeffrey BirdManaging Director at Bluebird VenturesJeff HuberGeneral Partner at Triatomic Capital
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Also worked at Verily Life Sciences20
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