Akshay Rai
Principal @ Premji Invest
Palo Alto, United States
Akshay Rai is a Series D investor at Premji Invest in Palo Alto focused on Biotechnology and Medical. Akshay Rai is based out of Palo Alto, California, and is the Board of Director of Kriya Therapeutics and Principal of Premji Invest. Akshay Rai attended the National Institute of Technology Karnataka , Surathkal.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 75%
Last updated:
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 3 (75%)
- Medical 1 (25%)
- Genetics 1 (25%)
- Life Science 1 (25%)
- Therapeutics 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series D 3 (75%)
- Series E 1 (25%)
Investments
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| Enveda Biosciences is a biotechnology company building new medicines from plants. It harnesses the complexity of the natural world to tackle today’s biggest healthcare challenges. With the help of the advancements in knowledge graphs, machine learning, and metabolomics, they discover the next generation of small molecules. Its technologiessystematize the discovery of small molecules and novel targets for complex diseases. By probing novel chemical space and mechanisms of action, they are breaking the status quo for challenging diseases with a need for effective treatments, such as fibrosis or neurodegeneration.Enveda, launched in 2019, is based in San Francisco, California. | $311M / Series E / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Enveda Biosciences is a biotechnology company building new medicines from plants. It harnesses the complexity of the natural world to tackle today’s biggest healthcare challenges. With the help of the advancements in knowledge graphs, machine learning, and metabolomics, they discover the next generation of small molecules. Its technologiessystematize the discovery of small molecules and novel targets for complex diseases. By probing novel chemical space and mechanisms of action, they are breaking the status quo for challenging diseases with a need for effective treatments, such as fibrosis or neurodegeneration.Enveda, launched in 2019, is based in San Francisco, California. | $150M / Series D / Sep 04, 2025 | ||
| Kriya is a next-generation gene therapy company focused on designing and developing transformative new treatments for highly prevalent and severe chronic diseases. We target conditions where the underlying biology is well-understood, rationally designing one-time gene therapies to durably express therapeutic proteins within the appropriate humantissues. Our team has deep expertise in the field and includes former senior leadership from pioneering gene therapy companies and academic institutions. We use algorithmic tools, scalable infrastructure, and proprietary technology to optimize the efficacy and durability of our gene therapies – with a goal of transforming the treatment paradigm for some of the most serious and widespread diseases. | $320.8M / Series D / Aug 15, 2025 | ||
| BillionToOne is a precision diagnostics company that quantifies biology to create molecular diagnostics accurate, efficient, and accessible for all. The company's patent-pending molecular counter platform is a technology platform that can accurately count the DNA molecules to the single-count level. BillionToOne's mission is to makepre-natal testing safe and affordable for every expecting mother. Its novel technology can detect even single-gene disorders such as thalassemia through a simple blood test. They are replacing amniocentesis, an invasive and risky procedure that has a high miscarriage risk, with a safe and affordable blood test, starting in developing countries.BillionToOne was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | $130M / Series D / Jun 21, 2024 |
Co-Investors
About Premji Invest
Premji Invest is a $16B+ evergreen crossover fund investing in Enterprise, Consumer, Health, and Fintech. One integrated team across early, growth, and public markets, we partner with founders from inception to IPO and beyond. Our capital supports the Azim Premji Foundation — one of the world's largest philanthropic endowments. Our work is anchored in a simple mandate: ensuring capital market returns deliver real human outcomes.
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Azim Premji
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Dhiraj Malkani
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Kaveesh Chawla
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Manoj Jaiswal
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What does Akshay Rai invest in?
Akshay Rai invests primarily in Biotechnology, Medical and Genetics startups, most often at Series D and Series E stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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