Aagam Shah is a principal at Sands Capital Ventures focusing on therapeutic investments. He joined the firm in 2022 and was promoted to principal in 2025.
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Sands Capital Ventures writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Research Support Associate III2014-2015
- ETH Zurich · Graduate Research Assistant2014-2020
- OCCIDENT Group AG · Investment Analyst – Life Sciences2021-2022
- Sands Capital · AssociateNow
- Sands Capital · Sr. AssociateNow
- OCCIDENT · worked
- Sands Capital · principalNow
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Who is Aagam Shah?
Aagam Shah is a principal at Sands Capital Ventures focusing on therapeutic investments. He joined the firm in 2022 and was promoted to principal in 2025.
How much does Aagam Shah invest?
Aagam Shah invests through Sands Capital Ventures, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series a, series b.
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What did Aagam Shah do before Sands Capital Ventures?
Research Support Associate III at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Graduate Research Assistant at ETH Zurich; Investment Analyst – Life Sciences at OCCIDENT Group AG; worked at OCCIDENT.
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