Investor profile
Desmond Padhi
Accelerator, Venture capital & Operating Partner at Westlake BioPartners®
Desmond Padhi is an Operating Partner at Westlake BioPartners®, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Focus
- BiotechCell & Gene TherapyDrug DiscoveryGenomicsImmunotherapyPharma
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Operating Partner at Westlake BioPartners®, whose known portfolio counts 9 companies
- Star Therapeutics
- Electra Therapeutics
- ArsenalBio
- Latigo Biotherapeutics
- Neuron23
- Recludix Pharma
- AllRock Bio
- Borealis Biosciences
- Kate Therapeutics
Investor Profile
The listing covers sector Healthcare, and focus areas Biotech, Cell & Gene Therapy, Drug Discovery and Genomics. Startups operating in these areas may find Desmond Padhi relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Westlake BioPartners® cluster around Growth, Series A and Series B rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Desmond Padhi is worth approaching.
Colleagues at Westlake BioPartners®
Frequently asked questions
Who is Desmond Padhi?
Desmond Padhi is an accelerator partner and venture capital investor based in Westlake Village, California, United States, listed as Operating Partner at Westlake BioPartners®. The known portfolio of that firm counts 9 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Desmond Padhi personally.
What does Desmond Padhi invest in?
Listed sectors include Healthcare; listed focus areas include Biotech, Cell & Gene Therapy, Drug Discovery and Genomics. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Desmond Padhi invest at?
Westlake BioPartners® appears in Growth, Series A and Series B rounds across its known deals, and Desmond Padhi is listed there as Operating Partner. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Desmond Padhi listed at?
Desmond Padhi is listed as Operating Partner at Westlake BioPartners®. 3 other people in the database share a firm with Desmond Padhi.
How do I contact Desmond Padhi?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Desmond Padhi. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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