Company.406 Ventures

Skills & Expertise B2B, Board Roles, Building a Team, Co-Founder Dynamics, Company Culture, Customer Acquisition, Customer Discovery, Fundraising Strategies, Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Roadmap, Strategic Partnerships, Non-traditional financing

Industry  Venture Capital; Healthcare

Virtual Appointments  Feb 13th; Apr 8th; Apr 15th

In-Person Appointments  Mar 4th; Mar 27th

Payal is a Partner at .406 Ventures, where she co-leads the healthcare investing practice. .406 Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm with over $1.4B under management. Since its founding in 2005, .406 Ventures has never wavered from its strategy of investing in early-stage enterprise-focused startups in healthcare, data + AI, and cybersecurity. Every member of the firm has deep operating or investing experience in these segments.

.406’s world-class founders and digital health companies are transforming healthcare technology and care delivery. Payal leads .406’s investments in AristaMD, Diana Health, Equip, FamilyWell, Heartbeat Health, Humata Health, Nema Health, Nomad Health, OncoveryCare, and Wellist. She also supports Better Life Partners, Laudio, Redox, Wayspring, and WelbeHealth.

Before joining .406 in 2015, Payal co-founded a company called SpotRocket while at Harvard Business School (HBS). Prior to that, she worked at Eventbrite, Spectrum Equity, and J.P. Morgan. Payal received her MBA, with Distinction, from HBS and her BS in Electrical Engineering and minor in Management from MIT. She is a Boston native and Boston sports fan. She and her husband and two kids live in Brookline.

InterestsHealthcare, Digital Health, HealthTech