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Venkat Koka

Investor

Investment Committee at PS27 Ventures

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States

About

Venkat Koka is a Limited Partner and Investment Committee member at PS27 Ventures. He has held consultant, investor, and executive roles.

Experience

  1. PS27 VenturesLimited Partner and Investment Committee membercurrent2023 — presentJacksonville, Florida, United States
  2. Koka ConsultingFoundercurrent2013 — presentJacksonville, Florida Area
  3. Rainbow Pediatric Center - Acquired by Pediatrica Health GroupConsultant/ COO2013 — 2024Jacksonville, Florida Area
  4. Clinical Alliance Network (CAN)Executive Committee Member2015 — 2017Orlando, Florida Area
  5. Johnson & JohnsonSenior Scientist2007 — 2013Greater San Diego Area
  6. Centocor R&D (Johnson & Johnson)Senior Scientist2003 — 2007
  7. UCSD ExtensionLecturer2004 — 2007
  8. SyngentaBioinformatist Scientist2002 — 2003

Education

  1. University of California, San Diego - Rady School of ManagementMBA, Finance and Operations2009 — 2011
  2. North Carolina State UniversityMS, Biostatistics/Bioinformatics2000 — 2001
  3. North Carolina State UniversityPhD, Physiology/Molecular Biology1995 — 1999
  4. Utah State UniversityMS, Molecular Biology1993 — 1995
  5. University of Agricultural Sciences, BangaloreBS, Agriculture (Genetics/Economics)1987 — 1991

Skills & more

Operations ManagementHealthcare ManagementBusiness AnalyticsHealthcareFinancial AnalysisData Management15Business Strategy5Data Integration5Project Management8Business Process Improvement2Drug Discovery17Lifesciences9
+12 moreBiotechnologyImmunologyDrug DevelopmentMolecular BiologyBiopharmaceuticalsBioinformaticsGenomicsLife SciencesStrategic PlanningOperational ExcellenceBiochemistryBiomarkers

Languages Hindi · Kannada · Telugu

From Venkat's professional profile.

Colleagues at PS27 Ventures

Chris Byers
Director of Finance and Investments at PS27 Ventures
Christine Caven
Director of Business Development and Communications at PS27 Ventures
Hale Bullen
Analyst at PS27 Ventures
Jim Stallings
CEO at PS27 Ventures
Kim Crowell
Accountant at PS27 Ventures
Ron Burgess
Finance at PS27 Ventures
Shannon Mayo
Operations & Programs at PS27 Ventures
Steve Sahd
Strategy at PS27 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Venkat Koka work?
Venkat Koka is Investment Committee at PS27 Ventures.

Same school

Also attended University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management17

Niall O'DonnellManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersTakaaki TobaruPartner at Remiges Ventures, Inc.Jonathan BurbaumEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceJosh StilingPrincipal, Investment at Anzu PartnersRaj KapanyInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsDenise LongleyManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Longley Capital

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Also attended North Carolina State University83

Eric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalBill NusseyPartner at Tech Square VenturesSteve AngelAdvisor at Industrious VenturesMelissa WhitingAssistant Controller at Red Cell IncubationJody ShepherdCo-Founder and Managing Director at Service Provider Capital

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Also attended Utah State University18

Jameson HartmanVice President at RET VenturesChelsea WeiCFO at OSS CapitalErika MorganHead of Investor Relations at Signal Peak VenturesBobbyOperating Partner at FUSEKat KennedyGeneral Partner at Kickstart FundJessica TamsVenture Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Johnson & Johnson144

Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)KobeFinance Director at Hummingbird VenturesMickelFinance & Risk Management at Hummingbird VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiall O'DonnellManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersBrad H. ValeFounding General Partner at Treo Ventures, Llc

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Also worked at Centocor R&D (Johnson & Johnson)5

Deb TraversEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceGregory HarrimanPartner at BioAdvanceMarkwin VeldersAdvisory Committee member at Curie CapitalMarian NakadaVice President at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCRamon BenetInvestor at Sky Ventures

Also worked at Syngenta12

Kiara ChiamESG & Risk Associate, Southeast Asia at Jungle VenturesAriadne CaballeroInvestor at Capria VenturesShubhang ShankarManaging Director at Syngenta Group VenturesJan Van den BergheCo-Founder / Managing Director at Novalis BiotechCamila PetignatPartner at The Yield Lab LatamPauline AmbalaPARTNERSHIPS MANAGER AFRICA at Seedstars

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