Shakti Narayan

About Shakti Narayan

Shakti Narayan, Ph.D., is the Chief Executive Officer of Accent Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering small molecule precision cancer therapies. He has served as CEO since the company's founding in September 2019, leading the advancement of lead programs including a DHX9 inhibitor and a KIF18A inhibitor. Narayan has overseen multiple funding rounds, including a $75 million Series C in 2024 and a $63 million Series B in 2022.

Shakti Narayan at a glance

• Company: Accent Therapeutics
• Total raised: $178M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: Mirae Asset Capital Life Science, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, The Column Group, Atlas Venture, Droia Ventures
• Location: Lexington, Massachusetts

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