Srini Akkaraju
Founder and Managing General Partner of Samsara Biocapital, an investor across life-sciences stages; brings prior experience at Genentech and multiple venture firms and focuses on patient-impactful drug development and long-term, opportunistic investing.
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Aug 11, 2025 • 1h 13min
Episode 24: Samsara Biocapital's Srini Akkaraju
Srini Akkaraju, founder and Managing General Partner of Samsara Biocapital and former Genentech scientist, investor and MD–PhD, discusses his journey from academia to industry. He talks about multi-stage, patient-focused investing; lessons learned at Genentech and venture firms; Samsara’s opportunistic evergreen fund model; case studies in deal-making; and views on China and first-in-class innovation.
