Kushaal Desai

Kushaal Desai is a Bio + Health VC currently with IQ Capital since October 2023. Prior experience includes serving as Co-Managing Director for Nucleate UK and Director of Sponsorship for Nucleate, both in 2022, alongside an internship at IQ Capital. Earlier roles comprise a summer internship at ZX Ventures and a summer associate position at Sands Capital. Kushaal's educational background includes a PhD in Bioengineering from Imperial College London, a visiting PhD in Microbiome Engineering from Harvard Medical School, and a master's degree in Computational Biology with a first-class distinction from Imperial College London, alongside a bachelor's degree in Synthetic Biology also with a first-class distinction from the same institution. Prior education includes attending Westminster School in London.