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K2 HealthVentures

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K2 HealthVentures provides long-term financing to innovative companies in life sciences and healthcare.

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founded date

01.01.2018

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Private

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The Boston-based firm has a team of experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds in finance and operations, as well as deep domain knowledge across various healthcare sectors. K2 HealthVentures' uniquely flexible, permanent capital structure enables the firm to provide creative, adaptive financing solutions and meet the evolving capital needs of its portfolio companies as they grow. The firm is driven by dual goals of Profit and Purpose, aiming to fuel the growth of innovative companies that will ultimately improve the lives of patients and giving a percentage of investment profits back to underserved areas in healthcare. Founded in 2018, K2 HealthVentures has committed more than $1 billion in debt and equity capital to over 100 portfolio companies in the life sciences and healthcare industries, both private and public.
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Parag Shah
Parag Shah

Parag Shah

Parag Shah is a Founder, Managing Director & CEO of K2 HealthVentures.He attended to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

current job

K2 HealthVentures
K2 HealthVentures

Parag Shah

Anup Arora
Anup Arora

Anup Arora

Anup Arora is a Founder, Managing Director & CIO of K2 HealthVentures.He attended to the Harvard Business School.

current job

K2 HealthVentures
K2 HealthVentures

Anup Arora

Employee Profiles
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Nimesh Shah

Nimesh Shah

Managing Director

Isaiah Einzig

Isaiah Einzig

Vice President

Nathan Meaux

Nathan Meaux

Vice President

Emily Pettycrew

Emily Pettycrew

Vice President of Finance and Operations

Derek Abel

Derek Abel

Vice President

Austin Sherwindt

Austin Sherwindt

Principal

Parag Shah

Parag Shah

Founding Managing Director & CEO

Anup Arora

Anup Arora

Founding Managing Director & CIO

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