Where does Vikram Bajaj work?

Vikram Bajaj is Co-founder and CEO of Foresite Labs at Foresite Capital.

What does Vikram Bajaj invest in?

Vikram Bajaj invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech.

What check size does Vikram Bajaj write?

Vikram Bajaj typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Vikram Bajaj

Investor

Co-founder and CEO of Foresite Labs at Foresite Capital

Nevada

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Vikram Bajaj works at the intersection of large-scale computation, AI, science, and engineering, and is the co-founder and CEO of Foresite Labs. He previously served as Chief Scientific Officer of GRAIL (acquired by Illumina) and was co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Verily, an Alphabet company, where he chaired its Scientific Advisory Board. A former academic principal investigator, he is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Stanford University.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

Experience

PrometheusCo-CEO and Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, London, Zurich
Xaira TherapeuticsCo-founder & Directorcurrent2023 — presentSouth San Francisco, California, United States
Stanford University School of MedicineAdjunct Professorcurrent2014 — presentStanford, CA
Genomics EnglandNon-Executive Directorcurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
Foresite Capital ManagementManaging Director2017 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
Foresite LabsCEO and Co-Founder2018 — 2026
GRAIL, Inc.Member, Scientific Advisory Board2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
GRAIL, Inc.Chief Scientific Officer2016 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
UC BerkeleyAdvisory Board Member, College of Chemistry2015 — 2021Berkeley, CA
UC BerkeleyResearch Scientist (Principal Investigator)2011 — 2015Berkeley, CA
Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryScientist (Principal Investigator)2011 — 2021Berkeley, CA
VerilyChair, Science Board2016 — 2017South San Francisco, CA
VerilyCo-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer2013 — 2016South San Francisco, California, United States
GoogleChief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder, Google Life Sciences; Director Google[x]2013 — 2016Mountain View, CA

Education

University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Fellow
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., Physical Chemistry
University of PennsylvaniaB.A./M.S., Biochemistry

Skills & more

Biophysics14Chemistry21NMR20Spectroscopy26Protein Expression7Research12Protein Purification8Protein Chemistry32Biochemistry31NMR spectroscopy2Bioinformatics14Lifesciences6

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NanotechnologyScienceCell CultureMolecular BiologyLife SciencesBiotechnologyLeadership

From Vikram's professional profile.

Deals · 3

Spear BioBoard seat

via Foresite Capital · filed Aug 2024 · $45M raise

Fl2021-001Board seat

via Foresite Capital · filed Feb 2021 · $10.5M raise

Interline Therapeutics, Inc.Board seat

via Foresite Capital · filed Feb 2021 · $10.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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 Vikram Bajaj work?: Vikram Bajaj is Co-founder and CEO of Foresite Labs at Foresite Capital.
What does Vikram Bajaj invest in?: Vikram Bajaj invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech.
What check size does Vikram Bajaj write?: Vikram Bajaj typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Founder mafias

Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia525

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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Hemant TanejaM.Eng.Founded Commure Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded Xamarin Matt HuangB.S.Founded Hotspots Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1 Noubar AfeyanPhDFounded ProFound Therapeutics +12

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University of California, Berkeley mafia520

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David FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2 Andrew NgDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Factored +2 Mike SigalBAFounded Fanvestor +2 Ivan ZhouMolecular BiologyFounded Decagon +2 Sean GroveFounded Linzumi +2 Harish AgarwalMaster of Science - MSFounded Nori +2

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University of Pennsylvania mafia192

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Scott Wolf, MDBAFounded Cardiac Dimensions +3 Trevor PriceB.A.Founded Docent Health +2 Ben LererBSFounded Thrillist +1 Eric HeilBSEFounded Ladderbio +1 Lyle BerkowitzBSEFounded Apollo Health +1 Hari SundramDoctor of Medicine (MD)Founded Write Wise +1

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Foresite Capital mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jacob RobinsonVenture FellowFounded VO Health +1 Damien SoghoianDirectorFounded Seranova Bio

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,341

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture Partners Trevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst Brendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista Capital Anthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital Scott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square Ventures Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

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Also attended University of Pennsylvania765

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychology Nancy WangInvestor at Felicis Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures Eghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire Ventures James KuklinskiInvestor at Spark Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Prometheus4

Kingsley AdvaniPartner at ChainFund Capital Brian ShinManaging Partner, VitalStage Ventures at VitalStage Ventures Damien SoghoianVenture Partner at Foresite Labs Cristian BodnarFounder at Silurian

Also worked at Xaira Therapeutics7

Konstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia Capital Scott GottliebPartner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Dusan PerovicPartner at Two Sigma Ventures Uplaksh KumarVenture Partner at Foresite Capital Greg YapPartner at Menlo Ventures Rachel LanePrincipal at Versant Ventures

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Also worked at Foresite Capital Management24

Victoria LewisVenture Professional at Medical Excellence Capital Christine AylwardFounder & Managing Partner at Magnetic Ventures Kunaal PatelInvestor at Acrew Capital Austin Nalen SproleDirector at Wittington Ventures Deepak AtriPrincipal at Foresite Capital Luke BagaasonDirector, Portfolio Valuation at Foresite Capital

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Also worked at GRAIL, Inc.11

Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Eric KleinInvestor at Sand Hill Angels Tom RodgersMcKesson EVP, Chief Strategy Officer at McKesson Ventures Sue XuManaging Partner at Amino Capital Jeffrey BirdManaging Director at Bluebird Ventures Jeff HuberGeneral Partner at Triatomic Capital

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