2x founder

Karthik Raman

CEO @ Persist AI, Ultra Fast Drug Formulation | YC W23

Co-founder

Persist AI· Winter 2023🇺🇸 West Sacramento, California, United States

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2022Co-founder· Persist AI

Founder · since 2021

Company

Persist AI

Role

Co-Founder & CEO

current

Stage

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Raised

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no public source

Based

West Sacramento, California, United States

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Persist AI

Developing long-lasting drug formulations 50% faster

Winter 2023

Experience

Career

Persist AI
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CEO · West Sacramento, California, United States · 2022 – Present
2022
Papyrus Bio
Founder
Founder & CEO · Woodland, California, United States · 2021 – 2022
2021
Zymergen, Inc.
Senior Product Manager, Automation · Emeryville, CA · 2019 – 2021
2019
Bio-Rad Laboratories
Sales Product Manager, Western Blotting · Hercules, California · 2017 – 2019
2017
Penumbra Inc
Research and Development Scientist · Alameda, CA · 2015 – 2017
2015
University of Utah - Employment
Postdoctoral Research Associate · Greater Salt Lake City Area · 2014 – 2015
2014
Recursion Pharmaceuticals
Software Developer Intern · 2014
2014
University of Utah
Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D) · Heparin Biochemistry Lab · 2008 – 2014
2008
UC San Diego
Undergraduate Research Assistant · Chien Lab · 2007 – 2008
2007

Bio

When mom got brain cancer, I used to take her for her "infusions". For 4 hours, we would sit there while drug was being infused into her veins and she had horrible nausea and hair loss. I built Persist to eradicate this horrible experience for future patients. We package drugs so that patients take 1 injection per month or year, without an infusion. This lowers the overall dose the patient receives (reducing side-effects), improves compliance, and quality of life.