Bio

Mr. Venkataraman is a Founder of Avego Healthcare Capital, an investment firm focused on life sciences and specialty healthcare investing. Mr. Venkataraman is an experienced operating executive in the specialty pharmaceutical industry, and works closely with DFW in sourcing and evaluating opportunities specifically for pharmaceutical and life-sciences services-related companies. DFW has had an affiliation with Mr. Venkataraman since 2005, having successfully teamed up in four acquisition-driven specialty pharmaceutical platform companies – Alaven Pharmaceutical, Vidara Therapeutics, Sebela Pharmaceuticals & Saol Therapuetics. Alaven and Vidara, two of DFW’s most successful private equity investments, were fully exited in 2010 and 2014, respectively. Mr. Venkataraman began his career with Schering Plough and has held business development, corporate and financial positions with EJ Pharma, Scios, Curative Technologies and Sciele (formerly First Horizon Pharma). Mr. Venkataraman holds a M.S. in Organic Chemistry from Case Western Reserve and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business.Mr. Venkataraman is currently engaged with DFW in seeking specialty pharma investment opportunities as well serving as an investor of Sebela Pharmaceuticals, a DFW IV specialty pharmaceutical acquisition and in-licensing platform, as well as Saol Therapeutics, a DFW V portfolio company focused on rare disease treatments.