About Me
My name is Shivan Bhavnani. I am a healthcare investor and writer & I’m obsessed with the future of mental health innovation. Check out my published work (link) & prior speaking engagements (link). My thoughts, commentary, and insights have been published by Axios, Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Bessemer Venture Partners, MobiHealth News, Psychiatric Times, and Behavioral Health Business.
What I’m doing now
Two Bridge Capital | Investor
I am leading digital health investing efforts at Two Bridge Capital. With over two decades of experience as healthcare operators, Two Bridge Capital is an investment firm that focuses on investing in the leading companies in mental health & healthcare infrastructure.
GIMBHI | Founder
GIMBHI (Global Institute of Mental & Brain Health Investment) is an independent consulting & research institute, which aims to accelerate the growth of investment in mental, behavioral, & brain health innovation worldwide. GIMBHI currently has an audience of 20K+ and subscribers include leaders at companies such as SoftBank, Lux Capital, InQTel (CIA's venture arm), Sequoia Capital, Rock Health, Bessemer Venture Partners, KKR, CVS Health, Optum, Bayer, and many others. Our insights have been published by Yahoo, McKinsey, Bessemer Venture Partners, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Axios, Behavioral Health Business, Psychiatric Times, and more. GIMBHI provides consulting services to mental health startups, investors, and nonprofits and has raised $30M+ for various mental health startups.
Healthtech Hunches | Co-Chair
Healthtech Hunches focuses on connecting top MBA and MD students with experienced digital health professionals through a personal and efficient forum. Our community revolves around weekly fireside chats where students ask questions about digital health, seek career advice, and make connections with experienced professionals in the space.
One Mind Accelerator | Mentor
The One Mind Accelerator seeks to address the global mental health crisis at scale and with a sense of urgency through the power of entrepreneurship. The Accelerator empowers founders with the catalytic tools- network, education, and capital- to build robust, scalable, and ethical companies that take innovations to market faster and with greater impact for people facing mental illness. One Mind leverages its vast network of world-class investors, founders, operators, scientists, payers, providers, policymakers, and lived experience advocates to accelerate the cohort’s path to startup success.
Past
I have 7+ years of experience in venture capital and credit from my time at Morgan Stanley, Moody’s, Willis Towers Watson, the Noetic Fund, Vynn Capital, and S&P. I have authored 1500+ articles and research reports on credit and various other asset classes.
Education
In addition to being a CAIA charterholder, I received a B.A. in Economics & English from Wesleyan University. In addition, I hold an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, with concentrations in healthcare and finance.