Ajay Gopal Royan

Ajay Royan co-founded and leads Mithril Capital, a firm that makes long-term investments in transformative and durable enterprises. At Mithril, Ajay has led investments in innovative companies across multiple industries, such as robotics, healthcare, enterprise software, bio- technology, nuclear energy, and finance. He serves on the boards of many of Mithril’s portfolio companies, including Auris, Adimab, C2FO, GreyOrange, Fractyl, and AppDirect, helping them to navigate the rocky road of growth by working with founders on competitive and organizational strategies as well as addressing macro trends. Before forming Mithril, Ajay was a managing director at Clarium Capital Management, where he focused on unlevered growth investments. Ajay began his career at Braxton Associates, formerly Deloitte Consulting. Ajay serves on the Science Advisory Board of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and was elected to the Presidents’ Circle of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. He is a charter member and board director of C100 and serves on the board of directors of Fulbright Canada. Ajay grew up in India, Abu Dhabi, and Canada. He is a graduate of Yale University.