Karthik Vidyasagar
Founder & General Partner
Karthik Vidyasagar is the Founder and General Partner of OceansGled, a global healthcare venture capital firm dedicated to backing visionary founders building transformative companies in drug discovery, HealthTech, MedTech, and AI-enabled biotechnology. Previously Investment-Committee Lead at Berkshire Hathaway, he brings a rare combination of rigorous investment discipline and operating empathy. At OceansGled, he leads with a deep conviction in patient capital and the guiding philosophy of betting on both the horse and the jockey — the strength of the idea and the quality of the team executing it through every cycle.
Previously Investment-Committee Lead at Berkshire Hathaway
Kira Navarre
Chief Compliance Officer
Kira Navarre serves as Chief Compliance Officer at OceansGled, where she leads the firm's global compliance and regulatory framework across its healthcare-focused venture capital platform. Previously Head of Compliance, Americas at Sequoia Capital, she is responsible for designing and overseeing compliance programs spanning securities regulations, anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-client (KYC) requirements, investor qualification, and fund governance. She brings deep expertise in U.S. and international regulatory frameworks, particularly as they apply to private funds investing in highly regulated sectors such as healthcare and biotechnology. At OceansGled, she works closely with the investment, legal, and operations teams to embed compliance into the firm's culture.
Previously Head of Compliance, Americas at Sequoia Capital
Soren Whitlock
Senior Investment Lead
Soren Whitlock serves as Senior Investment Lead at OceansGled, where he leads investment origination, diligence, and investment committee preparation across the firm's healthcare-focused venture capital platform. Previously Principal, Healthcare Investments at ARCH Venture Partners, he is responsible for identifying and evaluating high-conviction opportunities in biotechnology, drug discovery, diagnostics, digital health, AI-enabled healthcare, and MedTech. His work involves deep market mapping, founder assessment, financial and competitive analysis, and transaction structuring. He brings a disciplined, analytical approach to evaluating early-stage and growth-stage companies in complex and highly regulated sectors.
Previously Principal, Healthcare Investments at ARCH Venture Partners
Dr. Amara Wren
Sector Expert, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Dr. Amara Wren serves as Sector Expert for Healthcare and Life Sciences at OceansGled, where she provides scientific, clinical, and regulatory depth to the firm's investment evaluation process. Previously Director, Life Sciences Strategy at McKinsey & Company, she is responsible for assessing the technical strength, clinical relevance, intellectual property position, regulatory pathway, and translational potential of companies across biotechnology, drug discovery, MedTech, diagnostics, precision medicine, and AI-enabled healthcare. With a background spanning biomedical research, healthcare commercialization, and life sciences strategy, she brings deep domain expertise in evaluating companies at the intersection of science, medicine, and venture capital.
Previously Director, Life Sciences Strategy at McKinsey & Company
Nolan Pierce
Deal Execution Lead
Nolan Pierce serves as Deal Execution Lead at OceansGled, where he oversees the full transaction process from initial investment approval through documentation, closing, and post-investment handover. Previously Director of Transactions at The Carlyle Group, he is responsible for coordinating due diligence, managing data rooms, tracking transaction timelines, reviewing investment documentation, aligning legal and commercial terms, and ensuring that investor protections are properly reflected in each deal. With extensive experience in venture transactions, private fund investments, and cross-border deal execution, he brings a precise and process-driven approach to complex investments.
Previously Director of Transactions at The Carlyle Group
Dr. Anika Mehra
Research Lead
Dr. Anika Mehra serves as Research Lead at OceansGled, where she builds the intelligence foundation behind the firm's investment themes, market views, and company evaluation process. Previously Director of Healthcare Research at CB Insights, she is responsible for sector research, market mapping, scientific trend analysis, competitive intelligence, founder discovery, comparable company tracking, and investment thesis development. With experience across healthcare research, venture intelligence, and private-market strategy, she brings a structured and forward-looking approach to understanding innovation cycles. She focuses on areas such as AI-enabled healthcare, biotechnology platforms, diagnostics, digital health infrastructure, medical devices, longevity science, and emerging healthcare delivery models.
Previously Director of Healthcare Research at CB Insights
Victor Hale serves as Finance Lead at OceansGled, where he oversees the financial architecture, reporting discipline, and fund-level financial operations of the firm. Previously Director of Fund Finance at Ares Management, he is responsible for fund accounting coordination, capital calls, distributions, management fee calculations, portfolio valuation processes, expense monitoring, investor reporting, audit coordination, tax support, and internal financial controls. With extensive experience in private fund finance, venture capital operations, and investor reporting, he brings a rigorous approach to fund management and strong financial governance across multiple fund vehicles.
Previously Director of Fund Finance at Ares Management
Aditya Ramanujam
Portfolio Support Lead
Aditya Ramanujam serves as Portfolio Support Lead at OceansGled, where he works closely with founders and management teams to help convert investment capital into durable, scalable company growth. Previously Head of Portfolio Success at Lightspeed Venture Partners, he is responsible for supporting portfolio companies across strategy, fundraising readiness, governance, hiring, commercial partnerships, financial planning, market expansion, and institutional reporting. With experience across venture-backed company building, operating strategy, and founder support, he brings a practical and hands-on approach to portfolio value creation. He works closely with healthcare, biotechnology, HealthTech, and MedTech companies to strengthen operating discipline and prepare for future financing rounds.
Previously Head of Portfolio Success at Lightspeed Venture Partners
