#01_introductions

Welcome to the Gildre Introductions Channel! Please feel free to introduce yourself once you join this community. We recommend sharing your name, city you're based out of, LinkedIn profile, and a fun fact about what you're currently doing/building.

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Pratik Kothari May 12, 2025 at 04:43 PM

Hi everyone! I’m Pratik, great to be here and looking forward to connecting with you all.
• Originally from London, UK , now splitting my time between India and
US.
• Background in Finance, Strategy, and Venture Building - I’ve worked across corporates, Investment banking and finance strategy areas.
• Fun fact: I love swimming but failed miserably at my first scuba diving experience.

What I’m building👷
• Currently building our Cancer Precision Diagnostics Venture, Akrivia Biosciences with my co-founder Dr Amit Gupta.
• Our mission is to make every cancer patient a cancer survivor
• Combining Novel Scientific discovery + AI to revolutionize Cancer treatment
How I can help:
• Investment strategy, financial strategy, business planning
Why I was interested in joining Gildre:

• Love connecting with individuals in Cancer – healthcare, biotech ecosystem, investment raising
• Looking for a high-signal community to exchange ideas, tools, and support.
• Looking to connect with fellow founders in similar areas

Yukta Kandhari May 14, 2025 at 09:53 AM

That’s really interesting, it brings me back to the time when I was in healthcare consulting an AI in health tech brand to help doctors with scribes

Pratik Kothari May 14, 2025 at 09:54 AM

Thanks