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Maneesha Ghiya

Managing Partner at FemHealth Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area

Overview 

Maneesha Ghiya is the Managing Partner and Founder of FemHealth Ventures, recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the 9 Women Shaping VC. She has a strong background in financial modeling, strategy, and mergers & acquisitions, with a focus on investing in female and diverse-led startups in New York City. Ghiya's career highlights include being a Senior Analyst at Highline Capital and Kingdon Capital, as well as her role as a Board Member at Jerome Fisher M&T Program and HealthyWomen.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner and Founder

    2019 - Current

    FemHealth Ventures invests in groundbreaking innovators in women’s health, focusing on drugs, devices, diagnostics, and digital applications. We are the first to (re)imagine women’s health to include conditions that affect only women, affect mostly women, or appear differently in women.

  • Senior Advisor

    2014

    ExSight Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in innovative ophthalmic drugs, devices, and diagnostics. Maneesha led the investment process for the initial several investments and subsequently has served as a Senior Advisor.

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2022

HealthyWomen is an organization that provides health and wellness information to women.

  • Senior Analyst

    2012 - 2013

    Healthcare Senior Analyst at multi-billion dollar hedge fund.

Highline Capital Management is an investment firm that focuses on mid and large capitalization U.S. equities long and short.

  • Senior Analyst

    2005 - 2010

    Healthcare Senior Analyst at multi-billion dollar hedge fund.

Kingdon Capital Management, L.L.C. is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm provides its services to high net worth individuals

  • Pharma Business Development Analyst

    2004 - 2005

    Business development at public biotech company as a Summer Analyst and continued as a Consultant during MBA program in 2004/2005.

  • Analyst

    2000 - 2003

    Venture capital and private equity Analyst at multi-billion dollar investment fund.

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