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Yusuf Sherwani

Co-Founder & CEO at Pelago

New York, New York

Investor
Angel

Invests in

Stages:

Seed
Pre-seed

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Business Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Social Media Marketing
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Digital Marketing
Analysis
New Business Development
Business Planning
Marketing
Online Advertising
E-commerce
SEO
Strategy
Sales
Graphic Design
Customer Service
Change Management
Social Media
Business Development

Education

Lists including Yusuf

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Based in NYC

2600 people

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All Seed Investors

19695 people

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All Pre-Seed Investors

7974 people

Investments

Inflow

Seed

Total Funding: $14M

Work Experience

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Pelago

2017

  • Co-Founder & CEO

    2017

    Pelago (formerly Quit Genius) is the world’s leading virtual clinic for substance use management. We are transforming substance use support—from prevention to treatment—delivering education, management skills, and opportunities for positive change to members struggling with substance use, most commonly tobacco, alcohol, or opioids. Our solution gives employers the means to offer on-demand, personalized support to workers seeking to live healthier lives.

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NHS England

2017 - 2020

  • Clinical Entrepreneur Fellow

    2017 - 2020

    Fellow at the first national level training programme for clinical entrepreneurs in partnership with NHS England and Health Education England. Read more: http://www.innovation.england.nhs.uk/en/clinical-entrepreneur

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Wellcome Trust

2014 - 2014

  • Clinical Research Scholar

    2014 - 2014

    Investigated how mutations in circulating DNA can be used as a diagnostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma in West African patients. This work was funded by the Wellcome Trust Biomedical Scholarship.