Srini Akkaraju
Srini Akkaraju is the Founder and Managing General Partner at Samsara BioCapital. He previously held roles at several investment firms and companies, including Genentech and J.P. Morgan Partners.
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Samsara BioCapital writes $10M to $30M checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- Genentech, Inc. · Business and Corporate Development1998-2001
- J.P. Morgan Partners · Partner2001-2005
- Panorama Capital, LLC · Managing Director
- New Leaf Venture Partners · Managing Director2009-2013
- Sofinnova Ventures · General Partner2013-2016
- Samsara BioCapital · Founder & Managing General PartnerNow
- Samsara BioCapital · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Srini Akkaraju?
Srini Akkaraju is the Founder and Managing General Partner at Samsara BioCapital. He previously held roles at several investment firms and companies, including Genentech and J.P. Morgan Partners.
How much does Srini Akkaraju invest?
Srini Akkaraju invests through Samsara BioCapital, which writes checks of $10M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
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Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Srini in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Samsara BioCapital backed works better.
What did Srini Akkaraju do before Samsara BioCapital?
Business and Corporate Development at Genentech, Inc.; Partner at J.P. Morgan Partners; Managing Director at Panorama Capital, LLC; Managing Director at New Leaf Venture Partners; General Partner at Sofinnova Ventures.
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