I'm Vamsi.

I study the primitives of our lived experience—molecules, bits, cells, organisms, but also markets, organizations, interfaces—and their interactions, through interdisciplinary scientific research and founding, operating, advising, and investing in high-growth businesses.

I read widely and write sparingly, though I'm trying to change the latter!

Vita

Current

Studying the kinetics of DNA/RNA hybridization @ Princeton's Lewis Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
Exploring the intersection of AI and computational science @ South Park Commons
Advising and investing in startups across sectors

Past

Built networked biometric identity for the Internet as COO/cofounder of Sora ID → acquired by NYSE:YOU → helped scale Sora's network to 30M+ identities as product strategy and partnerships lead @ CLEAR.

Earlier

Studied physics and electrical engineering @ Stanford. Researched nanomaterials @ NC State.

Fun

70s acoustic guitar, Muay Thai, fantasy football (2X AWDISATS champ), reading philosophy (currently: Krishnamurti, Radhakrishnan), traveling off the beaten path.

Home

NYC x Raleigh, NC

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If we share any interests, please reach out!

Gratitude

I am who and where I am thanks to a constellation of well-wishers—Joe Tracy, Celia Rowland, Kalyani Tawade, Melissa (Ausley) Bilyeu, Dory Li, Brad Osgood, Bianxiao Cui, Derek Wang, César Arevalo, Ramtin Naimi, Trevor Oelschig, Mike Hurst, Ofer Kimchi, Meghana Iragavarapu, Mattia Mahmoud, Teja Peddada, Rohan Chandrasekhar, among many others—and my family: Papa, Amma, and Varun.