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Naveen Krishnan

Managing Director at Mirae Asset Capital Life Science

Boston, Massachusetts

Overview 

Naveen Krishnan is a highly accomplished Physician, Operator, and Investor based in Boston, Massachusetts. With a background in medicine and a strong focus on healthcare innovation, he currently holds board positions in various biotech and health tech companies, including Accent Therapeutics and Edifice Health, where he has made successful investments in Series C and Series A funding rounds. Krishnan's career highlights include serving as a Senior Director of Venture Investment at Leaps by Bayer and as a Managing Director at Mirae Asset Capital Life Science, showcasing his expertise in healthcare management and strategic investment in the biotech sector.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2023 - Current

Accent Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company.

Raised $178,000,000.00 from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Atlas Venture, NS Investment, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, EcoR1 Capital, Mirae Asset Capital, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, Droia Ventures, The Column Group and Mirae Asset Capital Life Science.

  • SVP & Managing Director

    2023

    Leading Mirae Asset Financial Group's ($600bn AUM) first U.S.-based venture capital firm dedicated to investing in life science companies

Mirae Asset Capital Life Science is an investment company that provides financial solutions for companies prioritizing life science.

  • Senior Director of Venture Investment

    2020 - 2023

    Helped to lead minority equity investments in healthcare across genetic disease/gene therapy, cell therapy, regenerative medicine, oncology, autoimmune disease/inflammation, CNS/mental health, and digital health

  • Board Member

    2022 - 2023

    Deep understanding of protein homeostasis and ubiquitin biology to effect protein modulation (e.g. degradation) beginning in CNS.

Lyterian Therapeutics focused on developing new drugs for diseases by using natural mechanisms of protein regulation.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

    Leveraging the gut-brain-immune axis to deliver live biotherapeutic products in CNS indications (Epilepsy, ALS)

Bloom Science is a clinical-stage central nervous system company developing novel therapeutics for patients with neurological disorders.

Raised $12,000,000.00 from Joyance Partners, Leaps by Bayer, Apollo Health Ventures and ALS Investment Fund.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

    AI-driven chat bot utilizing validated psychiatry/psychology principles (CBT, DBT, IPT) to deliver prescription and non-prescription digital therapeutics for mental health.

Woebot Health provides behavioral health solutions and prescription for adolescent and postpartum depression.

Raised $123,300,000.00 from Leaps by Bayer.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2023

    One of the world's leading health symptom assessment apps revolutionizing the digital healthcare journey for patients.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2022

    Revolutionizing the manufacturing for iPSC-derived cell therapies

Cellino is building a scalable, automated biomanufacturing system for potentially curative personalized cell therapies.

Raised $122,500,002.00 from Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2022

    Developing the first biomarker for systemic chronic inflammation using serum-derived immunological proteins leveraging the data from a 10-year longitudinal study from Stanford (1KIP).

Edifice Health is a immunological health and personalized nutrition company offering a novel metric of inflammatory health.

Raised $13,500,000.00 from Leaps by Bayer.

  • Board Member

    2021 - 2022

    Genetic engineering of skin microbes to treat dermatologic conditions with a lead program in Netherton Syndrome. IND for Netherton syndrome cleared by FDA at the end of 2022, IPO in H1 2023 (NYSE: AZTR).

Azitra is a clinical-stage medical dermatology company developing microbiome-based novel therapeutics to treat skin conditions and diseases.

Raised $52,844,700.00 from Connecticut Innovations, Bios Partners and Leaps by Bayer.

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