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Deeban Ratneswaran
BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCP (UK) AMInstLm PGCert (MMed) FHEA
I have a multi-faceted career spanning design, medicine, academia, education, entrepreneurship, and subsequently investment and venture capital in Web3, Sports, Fashion and Gaming.
My journey
I was raised in South London, I went to school there with my two brothers. I won a prestigious Arkwright Scholarship for a career in Product Design, inevitably opting for Medical School at King's College London. Here, I met a series of mentors who set me off on a journey of academia and entrepreneurship. I established self-designed public health research as a medical student, which led to my first series of accolades (American Thoracic Society Assembly Award, British Lung Foundation Research Grants, Royal Society of Medicine Young Respiratory Investigator and RSM Epidemiologist of the Year, and others). I've been awarded 30+ national and international awards alongside a multitude of academic publications and book chapters, and during these years, I successfully established businesses in the educational tech space. I was the sole lecturer on 2-day courses, 8-times yearly, with attendees from 8 countries across Europe, India, and the States. I used the capital to establish research awards with the British Lung Foundation, placing the rest into investments. During my PhD years, I doubled down on venture capital with an initial focus on gaming. As a self-funded firm, with no external LP's, our portfolio achieved significant returns. To date I've advised on >$150mill worth of funds in this sector, while co-leading rounds with Animoca, Jump, Tiger and other Tier 1 VCs. I've now built subsidiaries across different verticals: marketmaking, marketing, start-up acceleration, and VC in Web3, Sports, Fashion and Gaming. Welcome!
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Awards and Accomplishments
Awards, Honors, and Noteworthy Accomplishments
- Advised on >$150mill worth of funding: Web3 VC and funds 2020-23
- First Author Publication in The Lancet E-Clinical Medicine 2023
- Achieved VC Portfolio $45m+ AUM (private VC entity) 2022
- Achieved VC Portfolio $10m+ AUM (self-funded) 2021
- St George's Emergency Department Junior Doctor of the Year (voted by colleagues) 2019
- Ranked #1 Applicant to Respiratory Medicine (during most competitive year historically) 2019
- Collin-Sullivan Award in Sleep Medicine 2019
- British Sleep Society Travel Fellowship 2019
- Guangzhou Respiratory Fellowship; invited speaker in China 2019
- MSRA: clinical mark top 5% amongst applications to 8 medical specialities nationwide (UK) 2018
- Co-founded and funded 1st KCL - BLF Award: Sleep and Ventilation (2016-17)
- Royal Society of Medicine Respiratory Branch Nomination: Trainee of the Year 2017
- Royal Society of Medicine Young Respiratory Investigator Award 2016
- Royal Society of Medicine Young Epidemiologist Award 2016
- Continuing Adult Respiratory Education (CARE) Convention Award 2016
- St George's University of London Excellence in Education: Merit 2016
- London Deanery: Developing Health Care Educators for the Future; Best Poster 2015
- Continuing Adult Respiratory Education (CARE) Convention; best poster 2015
- St George's University of London Excellence in Education: 3x Merit; and Best Educational Poster 2015
- American Thoracic Society BSHSR Assembly Award 2015
- British Lung Foundation NAPP Travel Award 2014
- Italian Society of Hypertension Poster Prize (Second Author) 2014
- King's College London; Excellence in Education; highest nominations 2013
- South Thames Foundation School FY1 Portfolio Prize Winner 2013
- The George Cochrane Prize in Rehabilitation Medicine (KCL) 2011
- Psychology BSc project prize (KCL) 2010
- Arkwright Scholarship in Product Design 2006
- British Telecommunications Product Design (BTPD) South East Regional Team Champions 2005
- Other: St George's Foundation Year audit competition: runner up; 2015; BTPD National 3rd place 2005
Mid-Late Career
Venture capital
During this period, I made a concerted effort to increase my network and reach, working with two other colleagues who were also interested in funding Web3 games. I mostly started of by working with large VC firms in advisory / collaborative positions, which gave me invaluable knowledge and access to investments and opportunities through introductions. This also provided me with ...
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Growing up
School and University
I was born and raised in Tooting Broadway in South London, sharing a room with my two brothers. We had a humble upbringing but equally very privileged to have parents and a network who put all their effort and resources into our education. We had a number of hobbies, predominantly centred around combat sports. I trained in Karate (Blackbelt in Renshinkai, Brownbelt in Seiki-Juku), Wing Chun and Ju ...
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Early Career
Medicine and Entrepreneurship
After completing my medical training at King’s College, I continued to work in London hospitals affiliated with the university. My clinical shifts comprised colorectal surgery, surgical admissions unit, haematology, elderly care, acute medicine, emergency, audio-vestibular, renal, gastroenterology, neurology and respiratory. I worked hard and enjoyed clini ...
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Mid Career
Academia and Investing
On completing my initial clinical placements and academic works, I continued to be involved with Professor Steier’s group, investigating novel treatments and effects on patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. This opened opportunities for me in sleep research, publications (journals and books), and international conference organisation. I helped run the Clinical Update Sl ...
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Current interests
Reach out to me if
You're a phenomenal company looking for investment, in Web3, Gaming, and in particular, those verticals related to Sports and Fashion. You're a medical student or junior doctor interested in medical education and enterprise. You're a whale/ LP interested in investing in a fund. You're a game developer with experience in Unity/ Unreal Engine looking to bridge into Web3. You're a blockchain developer who wants to join our team or has a nifty idea. You're inviting me to a cool event. Would love to hear from you!
