About
We are a team of ex-operators backing technology companies transforming healthcare and life sciences. I'm fortunate to partner with exceptional teams, including Alchemy, Alleviate, Aradigm, Backbone, Benchling, Biodock, Counsel, Curie, Devoted, Ferry, Freenome, Gravity, Inductive, Insitro, Komodo, Leona, Midstream, Orchestra, Pearl, Tennr, Thatch, Thyme, Topography, Turquoise, and Valar. We invest at the pre-seed, seed, series A, series B, and growth stages. Find me on LinkedIn, Twitter (@JayRughani), or Email (jrughani@a16z.com).
Experience
Investing Partner | Health Technology
Andreessen Horowitz · San Francisco Bay Area
Present
Investments: Alchemy, Alleviate, Aradigm, Backbone, Biodock, Counsel, Ferry, Gravity, Inductive, Komodo, Leona, Midstream, Orchestra, Pearl, Tennr, Thatch, Thyme, Topography, Turquoise, Valar
Partner
Andreessen Horowitz · San Francisco Bay Area
Co-developed our business development network for healthcare & life sciences. Facilitated numerous partnerships between a16z portfolio companies and leading healthcare & life sciences organizations.
Data Partnerships
Flatiron Health · New York, NY
Developed multi-year commercial partnerships with life sciences organizations that leverage Flatiron’s oncology data platform for novel cancer research. Flatiron Health was acquired by the Roche Group in April 2018 for ~$2B.
Data & Analytics Products
Flatiron Health · New York, NY
Helped to build some of Flatiron’s first subscription software & data products for life sciences companies, as part of an amazing cross-functional team of software engineers, medical oncologists, biostatisticians, medical informaticists, and data scientists. Primarily worked in R-Shiny, MySQL, & Tableau.
Strategy & Operations Consulting
Monitor Deloitte · New York, NY
Supported corporate growth initiatives for Healthcare (Life Sciences, Health Plans, Healthcare Providers, Government Agencies) and Technology (Consumer Electronics, Material Sciences, Enterprise Software) companies. Client engagements in the U.S., Germany, and Brazil.
Gtm Strategy & Business Development
Supported the 3 founders on various go-to-market, product development, and fundraising efforts. Joined as early employee (<5 FTEs) and helped scale business through to $28.3M series A investment. After scaling to 150 employees & 16 strategic partners, DealerMatch was acquired by Cox Automative (owner of Autotrader.com, Manheim, & Kelley Blue Book) in 2014.
Co-Founder
Started a nutritional sports drink company with my college roommate. Made plenty of mistakes, but learned a ton along the way.
Education
Emory University
B.A., Mathematics & Economics
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