MEET Anil
Anil Achyuta is the Investment Managing Director at TDK Ventures, and also Investment Director for Fund EX1. He is passionate about the energy and healthcare sectors. He believes these are the most impactful areas in building a sustainable future, a mission that is directly in line with TDK Ventures’ goals.
Of his eleven investments, he has secured two exits: GenCell IPO’d on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (GNCL:IT), and Origin, which was acquired by the #1 3-D printing company in the world, Stratasys, for $100M.
Prior to TDK Ventures, Anil held leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies including L’Oréal, Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, and Draper.
Anil was voted one of the Rising Stars in 2021 by Venture Capital Journal and was ranked the #2 Rising Star in 2021 out of 20,000 corporate venture managers globally. He was also voted as one of the Emerging Leaders of 2022 by Global Corporate Venturing. He is a published author in polymer science, neural engineering, microfluidics, and tissue engineering with 11 peer-reviewed publications, two book chapters, and six US patents.
He has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and received his M.B.A. from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business.
Anil was born and raised in Bangalore, India in a family of teachers, and speaks fluent Kannada, Hindi. He loves sports and music. He was a former cricket player, and currently plays tennis, table tennis, racquetball, and cricket occasionally. He loves playing guitar and listening to classic rock.
AWARDS
Portfolio Companies Served
AutoFlight is pioneering the all-electric, sustainable air transportation of both human and freight.
Board Observer
Genetesis innovating the diagnostic cardiac space with a new scanning method that is working to save 8 million patients per year that come in for cardiac concerns.
Origin (by Stratasys) works with leading chemical companies to co-develop innovative photopolymers to unlock end-use applications in 3D printing.
Exo is revolutionizing ultrasound. Their advanced silicon-based chip design works as thousands of tiny nanoscale chips act in symphony together.
GenCell has developed an off-the-grid or back-up power solution that runs completely on hydrogen or ammonia fuel and can operate and tolerate across the gambit of environmental conditions.
Former Board Observer
Ascend Elements has created a novel closed loop recycling process, recovering high value battery components for reuse without the need to reprocess raw materials.
Mojo Lens’ revolutionary design uses a tiny microLED display the size of a grain of sand that empowers you to be your best self through enhancing tech.
Board Observer
Fabric8Labs brings micron level precision to 3D printing of metals, with never before seen quality, and without sacrificing cost, scalability, or throughput.
Board Member
AMB’s innovative “dry” process to print Li-ion battery electrodes can reduce energy consumption of a battery plant by 50%, save 40% in capital expenditure and enable potentially higher energy, faster charging, and lower cost batteries.
Using frontier research in microfluidics and MEMS engineering, they have built a single chip system that can deliver variable size, cell precision, payloads achieving unmatched cell delivery yield and viability.
Board Member
Verdagy is innovating water- electrolysis technology for the large-scale production of green hydrogen.
Current & Ongoing Deep Explorations
Geothermal Power
For the first time in two decades, the demand for electricity is expected to skyrocket, stressing the need for clean, firm, baseload power. Geothermal’s technological and political tailwinds are coinciding with this market demand to propel it as a frontrunner to supply renewable electricity, storage and industrial heat.
Decarbonizing Industrial Heat
Decarbonizing industrial heat accounts for about a third of global emissions and offers a major pathway to achieving climate goals. Shifting away from fossil fuels for industrial heating not only reduces carbon footprint but also improves air quality and unlocks potential for energy savings and new job creation.
Previous Deep Explorations
Decarbonization of Aviation
Fast Charging
Two Wheel EV Landscape for the Indian Market
Silicon Anode Battery Tech
Solid State Batteries
Hydrogen Electrolyzers
Battery Management and Battery Intelligence
Li-Ion Dry Electrode / Solvent Free Technology
Metal 3D Printing
Augmented Reality Solutions
Hydrogen Fuel for Backup
Implantable Biosensors
Medical Device Commercialization
EV Lithium-Ion Battery Systems
Electronic Nose & Gas Sensors
Li-Ion Battery Recycling
Electric Vertical Takeoff & Landing Vehicles (eVTOL)
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Charging Infrastructure
Lithium Extraction
Software for Climate Management
Heavy Duty Electrification
Residential Energy Storage
Long Duration Energy Storage
Entrepreneurs First
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
- Muhammad Ali