We are thrilled to introduce our newly appointed Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) team, a group of stellar builders who will work directly with KHAI Ventures portfolio companies to accelerate early-stage commercialization and product-market fit.

• Kristen Ellefson, a MIT Sloan Fellows MBA and the former Co-Founder/CEO of the AI-driven maternal health startup, who brings a master-level track record of driving double-digit revenue growth and leading cross-functional GTM strategies for complex healthcare interoperability and SaaS solutions.
• Gary Smith, a prolific medtech CEO, founder, and former Battelle VP who brings decades of hands-on experience launching life science spinouts, securing FDA clearances, and leading startups from tech-licensing to commercialization.
• Joseph Perekupka, a premier neuroscience and behavioral health commercialization leader, former startup CEO, and Digital Therapeutics Alliance contributor with over 25 years of experience launching FDA-cleared medical technologies and driving successful IPOs. By embedding this world-class operational leadership directly into our platform, KHAI Ventures provides our founders with the elite, hands-on execution needed to build sustainable, data-driven healthcare giants.