Anish Kaushal
Associate at Amplitude Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Work Experience
Writer & Content Creator
2018 - Current
Developed a passion for reading and writing after leaving medicine in 2018 so decided to start sharing all that I've learned on my personal blog. Read and taken notes on 250+ non-fiction books and written 1000+ blog posts since then, all of which can be found on my website. Published 2 books in 2023, one about career transitions and the other is a collection of poetry
Board Observer
2024 - 2025
Board Observer
2024 - 2025
Evommune is a biotechnology company that develops therapeutics that halt progressive disease and address their symptoms.
Raised $268,000,000.00 from NEXTBio Capital, RTW Investments, Longwood Fund, RA Capital Management, Sectoral Asset Management, Marshall Wace, Avego Bioscience Capital, SymBiosis, FemHealth Ventures and Andera Partners.
Board Observer
2024 - 2025
Associate
2023 - 2025
Responsible for brand strategy, Amplitude blog, ESG policy, deal flow pipeline (analyzed 1000+ companies), building relationships with new investors/bankers and working with our CFO on reporting and fundraising. Co-led investments in Prilenia (US$ 40M Series B), Evommune (US $50M Series B, US $115M Series C), Nomic Bio (US $42M Series B) and led investment in Fluid Biomed (US $27M Series A)
Investment Analyst
2019 - 2023
VC Mentor
2020 - 2025
Mentor for Canada's largest student-run venture capital fund
Investment Analyst
2018 - 2019
Identify potential investment opportunities by evaluating over 60+ start-up biotech companies with a specific focus on Oncology, Immunology, Immuno-Oncology and Women's Health Aided senior management in technical due diligence, scientific validation, competitor analysis and exit opportunities
Research Assistant
2016 - 2016
Worked alongside Dr. Dheeraj Rajan and Dr. Graham Roche-Nagle to create a SAFARI database. Ended up writing a manuscript that was published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery
Research Assistant
2014 - 2014
Worked with Dr. Milan Gupta to analyze data relating to cardiovascular risk factors and sleep apnea. Published a manuscript in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
Research Assistant
2013 - 2013
Worked with Dr. Anil Kapoor to input data into the CKCIS (Canadian Kidney Cancer Information System) Database.