Ehi Akhirome

Ehi Akhirome

Senior Associate atSamsara BioCapitalCalifornia

Ehi Akhirome is an investor at Samsara BioCapital focusing on biotech and diagnostics, with prior experience at Norwest and McKinsey. He holds an MD and PhD from Washington University School of Medicine.

What Ehi can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%At first check
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Samsara BioCapital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. McKinsey & Company · consultant
  2. Norwest · investor
  3. Samsara BioCapital · Senior Associate
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Ray TherapeuticsZenas BiopharmaOuro Medicines

Focus

biotechdiagnostics

Education

Washington University School of Medicine MSTPEmory University, undergraduate degrees in Biology and ChemistryWashington University School of Medicine, MD and PhD in Developmental Biology

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Who is Ehi Akhirome?

Ehi Akhirome is an investor at Samsara BioCapital focusing on biotech and diagnostics, with prior experience at Norwest and McKinsey. He holds an MD and PhD from Washington University School of Medicine.

How much does Ehi Akhirome invest?

Ehi Akhirome invests through Samsara BioCapital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Ehi Akhirome?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ehi in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Samsara BioCapital backed works better.

What did Ehi Akhirome do before Samsara BioCapital?

consultant at McKinsey & Company; investor at Norwest.

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