Abdul Abdirahman
Principal
F-Prime
Principal investing in early-stage B2B software, fintech, and vertical SaaS.
Bio
Professional summary
Ketan Patel is a Managing Partner at F-Prime and has worked across healthcare as an investor, consultant, and physician. He focuses on therapeutics and medical device companies and has served on boards including ABK Biomedical, Aclaris Therapeutics, Avalyn Pharma, Avivomed, Bicara Therapeutics, Caplin Steriles, Comanche Biopharma, Enzene Biosciences, Ivenix, Rallybio, and Vicept Therapeutics. Before joining F-Prime in 2007, he advised biopharmaceutical and medical device companies at Leerink Swann & Company and trained in internal medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center-New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
ABK BiomedicalAclaris TherapeuticsAvalyn PharmaAvivomedBicara Therapeutics
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- F-Prime CapitalManaging Partner2007 – Present
- Leerink Swann & CompanyCorporate Consulting Division
- VA Boston Healthcare SystemPhysician
- Weill Cornell Medical Center-New York Presbyterian HospitalResident Physician
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterResident Physician
Education
- Tufts University School of MedicineMD
- Tufts UniversityMBA
- Rutgers UniversityUndergraduate studies in Biology and Economics
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