Vijay Barathan
Vijay Barathan is a Partner at Optum Ventures in London, focusing on digital health investments. He previously held roles in life sciences investing and healthcare investment banking, and began his career as a doctor.
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- NHS · doctor
- Peel Hunt · healthcare investment banker
- Piper Jaffray · healthcare investment banker
- Catapult’s Life Sciences Fund · Life Science Partner
- Optum Ventures · Partner, GlobalNow
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Who is Vijay Barathan?
Vijay Barathan is a Partner at Optum Ventures in London, focusing on digital health investments. He previously held roles in life sciences investing and healthcare investment banking, and began his career as a doctor.
How much does Vijay Barathan invest?
Vijay Barathan invests through Optum Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Vijay Barathan?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Vijay in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Optum Ventures backed works better.
What did Vijay Barathan do before Optum Ventures?
doctor at NHS; healthcare investment banker at Peel Hunt; healthcare investment banker at Piper Jaffray; Life Science Partner at Catapult’s Life Sciences Fund.
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