KV

Kesar Varma

Healthcare + Gaming @ Upfront Ventures

Los Angeles, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $750,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2024

    Investing in the future of healthcare and gaming

  • Investment Team

    2021 - 2024

    Supported/Sourced Investments: CertifyOS, Ayble Health, Hathora, Bland.ai, Stealth Healthtech, Stealth Healthtech, Stealth E-Commerce

2020 - 2021

  • Venture Partner

    2021 - 2021

  • Venture Intern

    2020 - 2021

    Worked with Mentors Fund partners to improve internal operations and sourcing efforts

2021 - 2021

  • Venture Fellow

    2021 - 2021

    Early Stage Investing in Healthcare Supported Investments: Evvy and Zócalo Health

2020 - 2021

  • Venture Partner

    2021 - 2021

    Early Stage Investing in Healthcare, Fintech, and Edtech Supported Investments: Yummy, Kurios, Advekit, Arc, Zócalo Health, and a stealth healthtech startup

  • Scout

    2020 - 2020

2016 - 2021

  • Engagement Lead

    2018 - 2021

    Developed partnerships with health systems and government organizations to improve patient engagement and access to primary care, maternal care, cancer services, and laboratory services for over 500,000 patients. Managed engagements to rapidly expand COVID-19 testing and vaccine services in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

  • Product Lead

    2017 - 2021

    Led product development and engineering for Akido's Population Health Management suite.

  • Associate Product Manager

    2016 - 2017

    Second product team hire. Developed MERIDIAN case management platform utilized by the FDA and CDC to monitor the impact of influenza on ICUs at over 90 hospitals across the US

  • Chief Of Staff Intern

    2016 - 2016

    Assisted the CEO with raising additional capital post Y Combinator

  • Venture Intern

    2016 - 2017

    Supported investments: Roofr, 70 Million Jobs, and Just Appraised