# Y. K Hamied

> Y. K Hamied is a startup investor at Cipla. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cipla](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cipla)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Y. K Hamied is a startup investor at Cipla. Dr Y.K. Hamied is Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, and represents the second generation of Cipla’s founding family. A world-renowned scientist, Dr Hamied obtained his PhD in organic chemistry in 1960 from the University of Cambridge under the tutelage of the Nobel laureate Lord Alexander Todd.

## About Cipla

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Cipla is a drug manufacturing company that focuses on a variety of pharmaceutical products.

5 contacts available at Cipla.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Naina Kidwai | Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nana-lal-kidwai |
| Sahil Kumar | Manager Corporate Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sahil-kumar-037b |
| Vikram Sudarsan | Strategy Head - Cipla New Ventures - Cipla USA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vikram-sudarsan |
| Samina Vaziralli | Global Head - Strategy & New Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samina-vaziralli |
| Y. K Hamied | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-k-hamied |

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