Krishna Polu - CEO, Co-Founder & President @ R1 Therapeutics

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Primary Job Title CEO, Co-Founder & President
Primary Organization
R1 Therapeutics

Location San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Regions West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Krishna Polu is based out of and is the CEO, President and Co-Founder of R1 Therapeutics. Lupus Research Alliance as a Steering Committee Member. Krishna Polu attended Stanford University.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Bicara Therapeutics	Red Tree Venture Capital	—	Series C - Bicara Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bicara Therapeutics	Red Tree Venture Capital	Yes	Series B - Bicara Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

Krishna Polu

has

current jobs including

CEO, Co-Founder & President

R1 Therapeutics

Principal

Red Tree Venture Capital

, and

Chief Medical Officer

Equillium

. Additionally,

Krishna Polu

has had

past jobs including

Chief Medical Officer

CytomX Therapeutics

R1 Therapeutics CEO, Co-Founder & PresidentDec 2025
Red Tree Venture Capital PrincipalJan 2021
Equillium Chief Medical OfficerAug 2018
Scout Bio President & CEO

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
CytomX Therapeutics	Chief Medical Officer	Mar 2013	Jun 2014
Amgen Ventures	Executive Director, Global Development	—	—
Harvard Medical School	Clinical & Research fellow	—	—
Affymax	VP / Head - Clinical Development	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Krishna Polu

holds

board and advisor roles as

Board Member

Bicara Therapeutics

and

Board Member

R1 Therapeutics

Bicara Therapeutics Board Member
R1 Therapeutics Board Member

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