Biotech and technology first. Founder quality always.
Asheya Ventures looks for early evidence of unusual insight, technical depth, market urgency, and founders who can learn faster than the market.
Biotech & Translational Science
Platforms and products with credible science, clear development paths, and founder teams who understand both research and commercialization.
Software, AI & Data
Products that turn complexity into workflows, leverage data advantage, or create measurable business outcomes.
Exceptional Outliers
Selective investments outside core categories when the market, founder, and timing create a compelling asymmetry.
What matters in the first conversation.
Founder-market fit, technical depth, coachability, resilience, and speed of learning.
A painful need with a buyer, user, or scientific stakeholder who has urgency.
Early data, pilots, publications, prototypes, customer demand, or technical milestones.
Large or rapidly changing markets where early entry can create durable advantage.