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Mahesh Krishnan

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Mahesh Krishnan is Group Vice President of Research and Development at DaVita and co-leads the DaVita Venture Group. He founded the venture group and previously served as DaVita's first International Chief Medical Officer.

What Mahesh can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M
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DaVita Venture Group writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Virginia Nephrology Group · practicing nephrologist
  2. Amgen Inc. · Global Development Leader for Epogen and Executive Director, Medical Policy
  3. DaVita · International Chief Medical Officer
    Now
  4. DaVita · Group Vice President of Research and Development
    Now
  5. DaVita Venture Group · co-lead
    Now

Companies founded

DaVita Venture Group

Focus

kidney carehealthcare deliverydata interoperabilityventureresearch and development

Education

Pennsylvania State University, B.S. in pre-medicineJefferson Medical College, M.D.Johns Hopkins University, M.P.H.Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business, M.B.A. in healthcare management

Also at DaVita Venture Group

Brad MarzulloVice President, Corporate Development, Venture Capital, and Partnerships
Nick RolfesSenior Director, Venture Capital
Will TonelliManager, Venture Capital

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Who is Mahesh Krishnan?

Mahesh Krishnan is Group Vice President of Research and Development at DaVita and co-leads the DaVita Venture Group. He founded the venture group and previously served as DaVita's first International Chief Medical Officer.

How much does Mahesh Krishnan invest?

Mahesh Krishnan invests through DaVita Venture Group, which writes checks of $10M to $30M.

How do I pitch Mahesh Krishnan?

A warm intro from a founder DaVita Venture Group backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Mahesh Krishnan do before DaVita Venture Group?

practicing nephrologist at Virginia Nephrology Group; Global Development Leader for Epogen and Executive Director, Medical Policy at Amgen Inc..

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