Shibu DSilva

Principal, Westgate Venture Partners - venture capital · regulation · healthtech

Westgate Venture Partners

Coimbatore, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

5+ years experience

Srishti Manipal Institute

English, Hindi, Tamil

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I invest in healthcare at Westgate Venture Partners, usually at pre-seed and seed. Led or co-led 32 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later. Most at home with regulation and healthtech.

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Writing $25k cheques into pre-seed healthcare in MENA

Cheque size: $25k
Stages: Series A
Sectors: Healthcare
Geographies: MENA
Lead or follow: Any
Decision time: One meeting and a partner call
How I help: Fundraising strategy for the next round

Usually the first cheque in. Portfolio support on pricing and enterprise sales.

Coimbatore, Indiahealthtechbiotechregulation

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Principal
Oct 2022 - Present
Westgate Venture Partners · 4 yr · Full-time · Coimbatore, India
- Sit on 7 boards.
- Previously an operator for 12 years before investing.
- Led or co-led 18 investments, 9 of them now at Series B or later.
Principal Engineer
Jul 2021 - Jul 2022
Goldman Sachs · 1 yr · Full-time · Coimbatore, India
- Backed 20 founders at pre-seed and seed.

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Education

Srishti Manipal Institute
B.Des, Business Administration
2017 - 2021

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