Kedar Karkare, PhD

Kedar Karkare, PhD has an extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Kedar is the Co-Founder of ImpactKarma, where they developed the Karma Wallet platform, providing consumers with information about the social and environmental impact of their purchases. Kedar also assists financial companies in acquiring value-aligned services for Gen Z and Millennials.

Kedar serves as a Strategic Advisor at Van Heron Labs, offering their expertise in strategic planning. Kedar is currently working as a Sr. Intelligence Analyst at CB Insights, specializing in the areas of genomics, biotech, and pharmaceuticals.

Previously, Kedar held the position of Director at Lawala Capital, managing a seed fund and investing in early-stage healthcare companies. Kedar provided strategic advice and fundraising assistance to a portfolio of startups in the healthcare sector. Kedar also worked as an Associate at Lawala Capital, contributing to deal flow generation, due diligence execution, and investment recommendations.

Kedar has experience in entrepreneurship and executive advisory roles at Enventure, where they supported life science entrepreneurship by providing education, networking, and hands-on experience. Kedar played a key role in the ENRICH Fellowship program, facilitating research projects for students and entrepreneurs in the life science industry.

Furthermore, Kedar served as the Director of Business Development and Data Scientist at Mercury Data Science. Kedar specialized in strategy consulting and solution development for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, with expertise in business analytics, computational biology, medicine, and consumer behavior.

Kedar Karkare, PhD, has a strong education background in the field of biology. Kedar obtained their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Biology and Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following this, they pursued their Doctorate degree (PhD) in Biology, specializing in the field of General Biology, from the University of Houston. Unfortunately, the specific start and end years for both of their academic pursuits are not provided.