Avinash (Avi) Jayaraman, MD
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Current Roles
- Venture Capital Fellow, SEAE Ventures — investing in healthcare companies serving rural and neglected populations
- EIR, MedMountain Ventures — physician-founded, early-stage healthcare fund
- Researcher at UIC (psychiatry, digital mental health) and Penn Medicine (addiction studies)
- Strategic Advisor to ~8 startups including OffShift (acquired), Oncare, Videra Health, InSite Health
Introductions Made
- Karlos Bledsoe (SEAE Ventures) — Feb 2025. Led to a scheduled call within a day.
Notes
- LinkedIn bio: "If I can be helpful, let's chat" — and he means it
Who
- Physician & 2x VC-backed founder
- Wharton MBA (Healthcare Management, 2024–2026) — classmate of Michael's
- MD from UT Southwestern
- Based in Chicago
Relationship
- Michael knows him from Wharton
- Has been actively helpful — making warm intros without being asked
- 12 mutual LinkedIn connections (Ian Anderson, Saahil Madge, others)
Why He Matters
- Deep healthcare + VC network, especially early-stage
- Physician who understands the clinical side — can validate DaisyAI's approach
- Genuinely helpful connector. Worth keeping warm and thanking.