Nikita Gaurav is a MedTech engineer and healthcare investor with a passion for solving complex problems and advising founders. She brings extensive R&D, manufacturing, and quality‑engineering experience from top companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and Abbott, specializing in orthopedic, cardiac, diabetes, and surgical‑robotic devices.

Nikita’s work has spanned product design and verification, materials science, healthcare AI/ML, manufacturing process development, clinical risk assessment, and regulatory submissions and audits. As an investor, she helps founders bridge their research‑based ideas to clinical market applications. She is passionate about making innovative healthcare products more accessible, equitable, and patient focused.

Nikita graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Materials Engineering and a minor in Entrepreneurship. She remains active in STEM education and mentorship through organizations like the Society of Women Engineers and L.A. Works. She has also served as a repeat judge and panelist for MedTech Innovator, the world’s largest life‑science accelerator.