Kumar Anshu

0 to 1 Builder | IIT Bombay • IIM Lucknow | TEDx Speaker (2x) | MedTech • GTM • Healthcare AI

Pune Division, Maharashtra, India7.9k followers

Bots 'N Brains

ex-Coditas

ex-Partex

An engineer by foundation, a business leader by experience and an entrepreneur at heart, I'm passionate about building ventures that create lasting value for patients, providers and the broader healthcare ecosystem.
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I'm also a 2× TEDx Speaker, with academic foundations from IIT Bombay and IIM Lucknow, complemented by certifications in Six Sigma Black Belt, PMP and Quality With 20+ years of experience spanning engineering, innovation, AI and commercialization, I've been fortunate to witness healthcare from four unique perspectives: MedTech, Digital Health, Care Delivery, and Pharma & Life Sciences; an experience few leaders get across a single I began my career as a Software Engineer, before spending over a decade in technology consulting and innovation leadership, partnering with global innovators across MedTech, Healthcare and Technology. Working with organizations including Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, Boston Scientific, Welch Allyn, Samsung and Micron, I developed expertise in innovation strategy, technology intelligence, intellectual property, operational excellence and I later served as CEO and subsequently Strategic Advisor to an AI-powered Life Sciences company, helping scale the organization from 70 to 300+ professionals, contributing to a 10X increase in valuation, facilitating three institutional funding rounds, supporting the launch of flagship AI platforms, and building an innovation culture that generated 200+ intellectual property More recently, I focused on commercializing Healthcare AI by building AI-first growth, RevOps and go-to-market capabilities, partnering with MedTech OEMs, Digital Health companies and healthcare providers across Remote Patient Monitoring, Connected Care, EHR modernization and Revenue Cycle I believe the next generation of healthcare leaders won't simply build better software, they'll build integrated ecosystems that seamlessly connect innovation, engineering, regulation, commercialization and patient Core areas of interest: • AI-Native MedTech • Digital Health • Medical Devices • Venture Building • Healthcare Innovation • Digital Engineering • Commercialization Strategy • Revenue & Growth • Product Strategy • Strategic Partnerships

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BOTS 'N BRAINSJOB
1. Founder & Chairperson
  2Y 2M
2. Founder & CEO
  5Y 4M
CODITASJOB
1. Dir, Strategic Growth
  2Y 1M
PARTEXJOB
1. Strategic Advisor - Innova…
  2Y 5M
PARTEX.AI TECHNOLOGYJOB
1. Chief Executive Officer, I…
  1Y 4M
BLACKBOX IP CORPORATIONJOB
1. Client Solutions Partner
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PRODUCTIVE HUMOUR (PHUMOUR)JOB
1. Founder & Chief Learning a…
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CLARIVATEJOB
1. Senior Mgr, Innovation Man…
  1Y 10M
2. Mgr, Knowledge Management…
  11M
3. Technology Consulting Lead
  11M
4. Senior Analyst
  4Y 5M
TAVANT TECHNOLOGIESJOB
1. Software Eng
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Job: Bots 'N Brains — Founder & Chairperson · 2024-06 – present — As Founder and Executive Chairperson, I provide strategic direction across venture ideation, portfolio strategy, ecosystem partnerships and company building while working with venture leadership teams to take innovations from concept to commercialization. Recent Focus - Building and scaling AI-native ventures across Medical Technology, Healthcare Delivery and Human Performance. - Advising portfolio companies on product strategy, commercialization, strategic partnerships and growth. - Developing repeatable venture-building frameworks spanning opportunity discovery, validation, digital engineering, regulatory readiness and go-to-market. - Partnering with clinicians, entrepreneurs, resear…
Job: Bots 'N Brains — Founder & CEO · 2019-01 – 2024-05 — Bots N Brains is a venture studio focused on identifying high-impact problems, validating market opportunities and building scalable businesses from concept to commercialization. Rather than operating as a traditional consulting firm, we partner with founders, clinicians, researchers and industry leaders to co-create category-defining healthcare ventures. Key Highlights - Founded and scaled Bots N Brains from Zero to $5M within 1st 2 years of inception (FY19-FY20). - Conceived and built an end-to-end MedTech innovation platform that enabled innovators and entrepreneurs to transform ideas into market-ready products across the innovation lifecycle. - During Covid (FY21), successfully pivo…
Job: Coditas — Director, Strategic Growth | AI-First Healthcare & MedTech · 2024-06 – 2026-07 — Joined Coditas to build and scale the commercial growth engine for its AI-first Healthcare and MedTech business, combining Digital Engineering, AI and GTM strategy to help healthcare organizations accelerate innovation and digital transformation. Key Highlights - Defined and executed the strategic growth roadmap for the Healthcare and MedTech vertical, aligning engineering capabilities with evolving market opportunities. - Partnered with MedTech OEMs, Digital Health companies and Healthcare providers to design AI-first solutions across Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Telehealth, EHR/HIS Modernization, Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and connected healthcare ecosystems. - Built the organ…
Job: Partex — Strategic Advisor - Innovation Strategy & Portfolio Management · 2022-07 – 2024-12 — Following my tenure as CEO at Partex (then Innoplexus), transitioned into a strategic advisory role focused on strengthening the company's innovation strategy and technology differentiation. Key Highlights - Advised executive leadership on innovation strategy, technology roadmap and intellectual property portfolio development. - Led competitive technology benchmarking to assess market positioning and strengthen strategic differentiation. - Managed patent portfolio strategy, invention harvesting and portfolio optimization aligned with long-term business objectives. - Supported investor and strategic partner due diligence by articulating the company's technology vision, innovation roadma…
Job: Partex.AI Technology — Chief Executive Officer, India | AI, Life Sciences & HealthTech Innovation · 2017-08 – 2018-12 — Joined Innoplexus (Now Partex) during its early growth stage and helped scale the organization into a globally recognized AI-driven Life Sciences company, enabling pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations to accelerate research, drug discovery and evidence generation through Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning. Key Highlights - Played a key leadership role in scaling the organization from ~70 to 300+ engineers and domain experts during a period of hypergrowth. - Contributed to a 10X increase in enterprise valuation by strengthening execution, organizational capability, customer delivery and innovation. - Helped launch 5+ AI-powered platforms across Life Sciences, Drug Discovery…
Job: BlackBox IP Corporation — Client Solutions Partner | Product Strategy, GTM & Customer Success · 2016-08 – 2017-08 — Partnered with enterprise clients to accelerate adoption of a proprietary Innovation & Intellectual Property Management platform by combining solution consulting, product strategy and go-to-market execution. Key Highlights - Designed client-centric solution frameworks that enabled successful adoption and long-term value realization of an enterprise innovation management platform. - Worked closely with product, consulting and sales teams to align customer needs with platform capabilities, improving adoption and customer outcomes. - Developed go-to-market strategies, value propositions and solution narratives to position the platform for enterprise customers across multiple industries. -…
Job: Productive Humour (Phumour) — Founder & Chief Learning and Innovation Officer · 2015-08 – 2017-08 — Founded an edutainment venture that combined behavioral science, experiential learning and humor to help organizations build cultures of innovation, collaboration and continuous learning. Key Highlights - Conceived and built an innovative learning venture focused on making innovation, problem solving and organizational learning more engaging through scientifically designed experiential programs. - Designed proprietary workshops integrating behavioral science, gamification, storytelling and humor to improve creativity, collaboration and employee engagement. - Helped organizations foster innovation-first cultures by enabling teams to solve problems collectively rather than relying on indi…
Job: Clarivate — Senior Manager, Innovation Management & Technology Strategy · 2013-08 – 2015-06 — Led large-scale innovation & IP management, technology consulting and business operations, helping organizations maximize the value of their innovation portfolios while building high-performing consulting teams. Key Highlights - Led a multidisciplinary team of 125+ technology, engineering and IP professionals, delivering innovation strategy, technology intelligence and portfolio management services for global enterprises, startups and research institutions. - Built and managed a strategic Pre-sales Analytics & Sales Insights function, providing market intelligence, competitive analysis and solution support for business development teams. - Advised corporate clients and universities on i…
Job: Clarivate — Manager, Knowledge Management & Organizational Capability · 2012-08 – 2013-07 — Led enterprise-wide knowledge management and capability development initiatives to improve organizational learning, operational excellence and consulting effectiveness. Key Highlights - Built and led the organization's Knowledge Management strategy, transforming institutional knowledge into reusable assets, frameworks and best practices. - Designed role-based learning journeys and practical training programs for Intellectual Property professionals and business leaders based on competency and skill-gap assessments. - Developed scalable learning content, knowledge repositories and capability-building initiatives to accelerate employee productivity and continuous learning. - Led cross-fun…
Job: Clarivate — Technology Consulting Lead | Innovation Strategy | Healthcare & Technology Consulting · 2011-08 – 2012-07 — Led technology consulting and innovation intelligence engagements, helping global organizations evaluate emerging technologies, strengthen IP strategies and identify new product opportunities. Key Highlights - Led complex technology assessment, innovation intelligence and prior art research engagements across Healthcare, Medical Devices and other technology-intensive industries. - Evaluated emerging technologies, competitive landscapes and innovation trends to support R&D, product strategy and intellectual property decisions. - Developed business cases for new consulting services and IP products through market research, customer needs assessment and competitive benchmarking. - Worked c…
Job: Clarivate — Senior Analyst | MedTech, Nanotech, Computer Sc. & Technology Intelligence · 2007-02 – 2011-07 — Built a strong foundation in healthcare, lifesciences and MedTech innovation by partnering with global lifesciences, medical device and technology leaders on intellectual property, technology assessment, and innovation intelligence initiatives. Key Highlights - Conducted 500+ technology intelligence and patent research engagements across Medical Devices, Healthcare, Electronics and Industrial Technologies. - Supported innovation, R&D and IP strategy for global organizations including Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, Boston Scientific, Welch Allyn, Samsung, Micron and other Fortune 500 companies. - Specialized in evaluating emerging technologies through Prior Art, Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), Pa…
Job: Tavant Technologies — Software Engineer | Enterprise Software Engineering | Financial Systems · 2006-06 – 2007-01 — Started my career as a Software Engineer, building a strong foundation in software architecture, enterprise application development, system design and cross-functional product delivery. Key Highlights - Contributed to the design, development and testing of the Financial Module of a large-scale Loan Servicing Platform using J2EE technologies. - Worked across the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, application development, testing, defect resolution and production readiness. - Gained hands-on experience in enterprise software architecture, modular system design, relational databases, application integration and software quality practices. - Collaborated with…
School: Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow — Executive Management, Sales & Marketing Management
School: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay — Bachelor's of Technology (B.Tech.)
School: American Society for Quality (ASQ) — Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ Cert. No. 14840)
School: Oscar Murphy International, Singapore — Behavioural Training & Developement
School: Project Management Institute (PMI, U.S.A.) — Certified Project Management Professional (PMP No. 1790969)
School: TQM International (TQMI) — Certified QMS Lead Auditor (TQMI Cert. No. N1070998)

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Process EngineeringBusiness Process ImprovementOperational ExcellenceOperational EfficiencyBusiness InnovationQuality ManagementQuality AuditingInstructional DesignTraining DeliveryMarket EntryPatentsKnowledge ManagementOrganizational LearningPatent ProsecutionCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)Statistical Process Control (SPC)Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)Training and Development (HR)Social Media

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