Amit is a founding partner at Tau Ventures. He completed his Bachelors in Computer Science and his Masters in Bio-informatics from Stanford, after which he went on to complete his MBA from Harvard. He was an early Product Manager at Google and co-founded HealthIQ which raised $120 million at a $450 million valuation. Tau Ventures is a $85 million fund investing in AI based healthcare and enterprise early stage startups.
Amit is a rare individual who sits at the intersection of humility, intelligence and competence. He has truly found his “Ikigai”. We talk about artificial intelligence, risk allocation, investment tailwinds and resilience.
00:00 Introduction
02:50 Future of the fund
04:15 How are you thinking about allocation?
08:15 Time to exit
09:10 Secondary market
12:15 Healthcare and profits
15:25 Value based care
18:25 One piece of advice for your past self
23:00 What tailwinds are you investing on?
28:45 AI and biotech
31:15 Will AI replace us? 3320 quote 37:28 quote
40:00 What would you do if money was not an issue
44:00 What makes you resilient?
