Neil Devani is the founder and managing partner of Necessary Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on companies building what the world needs. He primarily focuses on companies using deep technologies and those in the healthcare, financial services, and education sectors.

Neil is also an advisor to Upsolve, a bankruptcy nonprofit that has helped individuals clear hundreds of millions of dollars of primarily medical debt, and to Copia, a venture-backed technology company that has delivered over three million meals to people in need.

He completed his JD at Stanford Law School after working on the Affordable Care Act in the US Senate, attending medical school at Drexel University, and completing his undergrad at the Pennsylvania State University.