Deval Lashkari

Deval Lashkari

Senior Partner atTelegraph Hill PartnersCalifornia

Deval Lashkari is a co-founder and Senior Partner at Telegraph Hill Partners, with over 25 years in life sciences. He has held senior roles at several companies and serves on multiple boards.

What Deval can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
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Career

  1. Synteni · Founding Research Director
  2. Incyte Genomics · Director of Product Development
  3. Operon Technologies
  4. Telegraph Hill Partners · Senior Partner
    Now
  5. n6 Tec

Investments named in public bios

AcroMetrixAgena BioscienceAkoya BiosciencesAlthea TechnologiesApplied PrecisionArgonaut Manufacturing ServicesAurora DiscoveryAsuragenCell MicrosystemsDynexEditCoExcellosNEXUS BiosystemsNimble Therapeuticsn6 TecPanome Bio

Focus

life sciencesproduct developmentcommercializationlife sciencegenomics

Education

University of California, Berkeley, BAStanford University, PhD

Also at Telegraph Hill Partners

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Who is Deval Lashkari?

Deval Lashkari is a co-founder and Senior Partner at Telegraph Hill Partners, with over 25 years in life sciences. He has held senior roles at several companies and serves on multiple boards.

How much does Deval Lashkari invest?

Deval Lashkari invests through Telegraph Hill Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Deval Lashkari?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Deval in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Telegraph Hill Partners backed works better.

What did Deval Lashkari do before Telegraph Hill Partners?

Founding Research Director at Synteni; Director of Product Development at Incyte Genomics; Operon Technologies; n6 Tec.

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