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Jan 14, 2025 | 
medium.datadriveninvestor.com | Amit X. Garg
Tau Ventures recently invested in Kerna Labs, a Bay Area biotech startup innovating in the field of mRNA therapeutics. Founded in 2024, Kerna Labs is focused on enhancing mRNA therapeutics through AI powered design. Here’s why Kerna Labs represents a transformative opportunity in the biotech sector:Kerna Labs stands out for its focus on using foundation models of RNA to find mRNA sequences with vastly improved half-life, translatability, tissue-specificity and manufacturability.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Amit X. Garg |Meaghan S. Cuerden |Jessica M. Sontrop |Jennifer Arnold
Hypertension and Kidney Function After Living Kidney Donation Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD; Jennifer B. Arnold, BSc; Meaghan S. Cuerden, PhD; Christine Dipchand, MD; Liane S. Feldman, MD; John S. Gill, MD; Martin Karpinski, MD; Scott Klarenbach, MD; Greg Knoll, MD; Charmaine E. Lok, MD; Matthew Miller, MD; Mauricio Monroy-Cuadros, MD; Christopher Nguan, MD; G. V. Ramesh Prasad, MD; Jessica M.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
medium.datadriveninvestor.com | Amit X. Garg
In Dec 2019 I published an article “15 Years Of Trying To Be Carbon-Neutral: Practical Uses Of Technology For Individuals.” That article’s focus was to tie three specific projects my wife and I had implemented over the years to larger developments, in the hopes they sparked practical insights for others: 1) Transportation — traded our cars for more fuel-efficient ones 2) Energy — invested in one set of solar panels and then added to it 3) Water — series of water-saving measures including...
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
medium.datadriveninvestor.com | Amit X. Garg
Excited to be investing in the $3.5M seed of ShiftRx alongside Workbench Ventures and Inflect Health. Tau Ventures is an AI-first fund in Silicon Valley investing primarily in mature seed, typically when there is a pipeline of customers. ShiftRx is a platform leveraging AI to solve for the labor shortage in the healthcare industry. Their work is focused on automating the administrative backend tasks such as sourcing, onboarding, credentialing, scheduling, and billing for healthcare providers.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Andrew Strunk |Amit X. Garg |George Han
Key PointsQuestion
What is the overall prevalence of lichen planopilaris (LPP), and what treatments are patients with LPP receiving? Findings
In this cross-sectional study, the standardized overall prevalence of LPP was 13.4 per 100 000. Most of the 991 patients with LPP received topical/intralesional corticosteroids or systemic medications, and a substantial number were treated for more than 1 year, required combination treatment, and underwent treatment switching.
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May 23, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Amit X. Garg |Jennifer Arnold |Christine Dipchand |Dalhousie Halifax
Key PointsQuestion
Do normotensive living kidney donors, compared with nondonors, have a higher risk of hypertension in the first 7 years following donation? Findings
In this 17-center prospective cohort study that included 924 living kidney donors and 396 nondonors, there were no significant between-group differences in the risk of hypertension and no significant between-group differences in mean blood pressure or the change in blood pressure during a median follow-up of 7.3 years.
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Apr 27, 2024 | 
datadriveninvestor.com | Amit X. Garg
Excited to be investing in the $2.5M seed of Handl Health alongside Mucker and Everywhere, their official announcement is here. Tau Ventures is an AI-first fund in Silicon Valley investing primarily in mature seed, typically when there is a pipeline of customers. We found Handl intriguing in several areas: (1) strong need (2) an entrepreneurial team, and (3) a product with significant expansion potential. 1) The Need Ever gone for an MRI and got charged double the price than another place?
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
medium.com | Amit X. Garg
Excited to be investing in the $2.5M seed of Handl Health alongside Mucker and Everywhere, their official announcement is here. Tau Ventures is an AI-first fund in Silicon Valley investing primarily in mature seed, typically when there is a pipeline of customers. We found Handl intriguing in several areas: (1) strong need (2) an entrepreneurial team, and (3) a product with significant expansion potential. 1) The NeedEver gone for an MRI and got charged double the price than another place?
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Amit X. Garg
At Tau Ventures we invest in AI in digital health and AI in enterprise. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this article will attempt telling a story in 10 pictures. Figure 1In 1980 the US was still in line with other developed countries when it comes to healthcare expenditure. Since then we have increased this expenditure much faster than any other of these peers.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
goodreturns.in | Chandan Taparia |Sumeet Bagadia |Amit X. Garg
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS Classroom Over the past decade, Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) have experienced significant demand in India. During the period spanning from 2019 to 2024, the AIFs showcased impressive growth, marked by a CAGR of 36%. This is attributed to the flourishing capital markets and the overall decline in interest rates, making India an appealing destination for investors.
