Manasa Gummalla

Manasa is a Program Manager at BIV supporting the NYC accelerator cohort and early stage venture investments. She began her career working at the Dalio Institute. There she supported artificial intelligence research which served as framework for the start-up she most recently worked for – Cleerly. She brings a broad knowledge of the innovation and venture ecosystem. After her time at Dalio, she was an Associate at Steel Sky Ventures and Red Cedar Ventures where she helped with all aspects of fund management from sourcing, diligence, operations, and portfolio management.

She holds her B.S. in Biology from Michigan State University and her M.S. in Health Policy & Economics from Weill Cornell Medicine.