Ram Sahasranam

Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Connector, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist, Startup, Technologist, World traveler

I’m a serial entrepreneur and investor with a passion for technology that provides positive impact in the world. I currently am a founder/director of AbVaRa capital which is a healthcare investment syndicate. My day job is spearheading mobile strategy at athenahealth - 3rd largest medical record company in the world. In my previous avatar I was the Founder & President of Praxify technologies which was an IOS based Artificial Intelligence company that layered on top of Electronic medical records. The company was acquired by athenahealth (ATHN) in 2017. Prior to founding Praxify, I was involved in bring TED to India, back in 2008/09. I worked closely with the TED team in enabling communities across Asia and in raising local partnerships that has enabled a rapid growth in viewership in the region. Post TEDIndia, I continued to stay as the TEDx ambassador for the region and co-founded The INK conference in association with TED. INKTalks today serves as the melting pot of ideas across Asia. I have spoken at multiple leading conferences like TEDMED, WHEF, India Innovation summit etc about the importance in bridging the digital divide and providing scalable healthcare models .

Health-Hacking

The doctors are the future are going to be in our pockets. The processing power of our mobile phones combined with increasing camera quality along with wearables will enable a shift from sick-care to a holistic healthcare based model

Healthcare, Investor, Mobile, Racing

I was an investment banker when I saw my first TED Talk. It was sent to me by a friend when I was recovering from a slipped disc in my back and had a lot of time in hand as I was advised complete bed-rest. My first talk was the one delivered by William Kamkwamba on how he built a windmill out of trash parts in his village to generate enough electricity to run a light bulb. I was amazed, quit my job the next day and got involved in bringing TED to India. The journey was uncharted and post TEDIndia 2009, we were amazed to see the response not just from India but from the rest of Asia. I served as the TEDx ambassador till 2016 and went on to Co-Found The INK Conference in association with TED to find hidden, unknown stories from rest of Asia.

Dancing, Racing and Singing