Ajith is an Investment Analyst at GREE Ventures. He looks at investments across verticals in India and Southeast Asia with a special focus on the blossoming deep tech ecosystem in the region. Originally from academia, he has worked across research domains from plant biology to neuroscience and finally on Gestational diabetes for his PhD at the. National University of Singapore and Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore. Previously, he cofounded a Medtech startup where his team aimed to develop a surgical glue that could be used in colorectal surgery. He also cofounded Human Library Singapore, a non-profit that aims to facilitate deeper conversations on topics such as race, religion, incarceration, gender, mental health, and disability. In his previous role, Ajith worked as a tech scout for large corporations such as Unilever and Cargill where he built partnerships between multi-disciplinary teams within the large corporations and tech startups across Southeast Asia and India. Ajith also holds a Masters from University of Madras and a Bachelors degree from Bangalore University.
