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Sunny Sharma

Sunny Sharma

Partner and Senior Managing Director, Asia Team·OrbiMed

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Bio

Professional summary

Sunny Sharma is a Partner and Senior Managing Director on OrbiMed's Asia team. OrbiMed's official profile says he joined the firm in 2008 after roles at Investor Growth Capital, the North American investment arm of Investor AB, and Easton Capital in New York. Earlier, he worked in healthcare investment banking at Lehman Brothers in London and practiced medicine in northern India. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and an MBBS from Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

healthcare private investmentsgrowth and private equity

Sector

healthcarelife sciencesAsia healthcaremedical technology

Thesis

Asia healthcare and life sciences investmentsHealthcare companies where medical, banking, and growth-investment experience is relevant

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Investor Growth CapitalInvestor ABEaston CapitalLehman Brothers

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Emphasize healthcare relevance in Asia, clinical insight, and investment-banking-ready business fundamentals.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Combination of medical training and healthcare investing
  2. 2Asia healthcare market expertise
  3. 3IIM Bangalore and Christian Medical College background

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • OrbiMedPartner, Senior Managing Director (Asia)2008
  • Investor Growth Capital (IGC) / Investor ABInvestor2008
  • Easton CapitalInvestor
  • Lehman BrothersHealthcare Investment Banking
  • Medical practicePhysician

Education

  • Indian Institute of Management, BangaloreM.B.A.
  • Christian Medical College, LudhianaM.B.B.S.

Skills

Asia healthcare investingPrivate equityHealthcare servicesMedTechBiopharma

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Healthcare equity researchHealthcare investment bankingMedical technologyNon-therapeuticsVenture-stage investing
CS

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Daniel Ying

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David Bonita

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