Kesar Varma
Principal at Upfront Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2024 - Current
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
Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.
Venture Partner
2021 - 2021
Venture Intern
2020 - 2021
Worked with Mentors Fund partners to improve internal operations and sourcing efforts
Mentors Fund invests in and mentors capital efficient startups.
Venture Fellow
2021 - 2021
Early Stage Investing in Healthcare Supported Investments: Evvy and Zócalo Health
Virtue is a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed & seed healthcare founders.
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
Necessary Ventures focuses on investing in what the world needs.
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
Future Communities Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in technology based companies