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Dr. Jeevak Gupta

Managing Director at InvAscent, Board Member at Apex Hospitals and General Diagnostics International

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About

I'm Dr. Jeevak Gupta, Managing Director at InvAscent, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, and serve on the boards of Apex Hospitals and General Diagnostics International. My career began in medicine with an MBBS and oncology residency, then I transitioned through an MBA and healthcare strategy roles before joining InvAscent, where I've progressed from Associate to Managing Director while building a track record of successful investments and exits. I'm passionate about healthcare private equity in India, focusing on finding and scaling promising companies across hospitals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and telemedicine. I believe in fundamental business principles like 'Profit is sanity! Cash is reality!' and value deep partnerships with founders. I offer growth capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to healthcare businesses seeking to scale.

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What I can offer

  • ›Growth capital for healthcare businesses
  • ›Strategic guidance for scaling companies
  • ›Support in strengthening corporate governance
  • ›Assistance in scaling businesses domestically and internationally
  • ›Value-add partnership to founders

Looking for

  • ›expanding my professional network
  • ›exploring mutual opportunities in healthcare private equity and venture capital

Best fit for

Portfolio company foundersManagement teamsPeers in private equity/venture capital ecosystemLimited partnersService providers like legal firms

Current Interests

Healthcare private equity and venture capital in IndiaSuccessful portfolio company exitsNew investments in healthcareIndian pharmaceutical and medical device industryScaling healthcare businesses

Background

Career

Started with medical internship and residency, transitioned to healthcare strategy and operations at Apollo Hospitals, joined InvAscent as Associate in 2016, progressed to Vice President - Investments, Director, and now Managing Director, with parallel roles as board observer/member and angel investor in healthcare companies

Education

MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow (2011-2013), MBBS (MD Equivalent in US) from Delhi University via Maulana Azad Medical College (2003-2008)

Achievements

  • ›Promoted to Managing Director at InvAscent (Dec 2025)
  • ›InvAscent recognized as 'Healthcare Investor of the Year' at Venture Intelligence APEX awards for three consecutive years
  • ›Successfully executed and exited multiple investments including Stericon Pharma, Synergia Life Sciences, Relisys Medical Devices, Intron Life Sciences, Postcard: Foods of India, TABLT Pharmacy, and Sharp Sight
  • ›Instrumental in leading new investments for InvAscent in companies like Geri Care and Maiva Pharma
  • ›Scored 99.3 percentile in CAT for MBA

Opinions

  • "Revenue is vanity! Profit is sanity! Cash is reality!!"
  • "Buy your customer not the revenue."
  • Quotes Warren Buffet: "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked."
  • Values founder partnership and operational support in private equity
  • Advocates for acting on customer feedback, criticizing companies that expand without addressing ground-level customer dissatisfaction