Sharif Vakili
Associate @ Polaris Partners
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Sharif Vakili is a seed investor at Polaris Partners in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Hospital and Artificial Intelligence. Sharif Vakili has a breadth of experience at the intersection of healthcare, entrepreneurship, and academic research. Prior to joining as an associate, Sharif had worked in Business Development for RNA therapeutics company Translate Bio and in healthcare investing for SR One, where he supported cell therapy portfolio companies NKarta and Arcellx inCorporate Strategy roles. Sharif is also the cofounder of USMLE Pro, a medical education company, as well as a resident physician in Internal Medicine at Stanford University. Academically, Sharif has published prolifically in clinical research and healthcare delivery. Sharif holds an MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MS and BS in Biology from Yale University.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Sharif Vakili invests in
Stages Sharif Vakili invests in
Countries Sharif Vakili invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Hospital 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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UpDoc
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UpDoc is a technology-enabled services firm that offers the world's first unique conversational AI platform for autonomous prescription management. | Seed / Jan 05, 2024 |
Co-Investors
Eli Lilly
1 deal together
Mayo Clinic
1 deal together
Oxeon Partners
1 deal together
Pear VC
1 deal together
About Polaris Partners
Polaris Partners invests in healthcare and biotechnology companies. Their healthcare portfolio companies' care delivery models include digital health, consumer-centric businesses, patient-provider solutions, data science, and analytics. Their life sciences and biotechnology portfolio companies focus on molecules and platforms, therapeutics,and genomics.
Polaris Partners Contacts
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Isaac Ciechanover
Partner
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Sharif Vakili
Associate
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Alan Crane
Partner and Entrepreneur
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Alexandra Cantley
Partner
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Amir Nashat
Managing Partner
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What does Sharif Vakili invest in?
Sharif Vakili invests primarily in Hospital and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Sharif Vakili last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Sharif Vakili closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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