Anu Acharya is a serial entrepreneur who has been at the forefront of genomics for over 20 years. She is the co-founder and CEO of Mapmygenome, a company that pioneered the field of personalised, preventive healthcare by making preventive and clinical genomics tools available to the masses. With a vision to “Touch 100 million lives”, Mapmygenome was established in 2013, heralding the advent of improved healthcare through genomics-based healthcare. Mapmygenome also provides regular health checks and Covid testing along with Genomics in Hyderabad, Delhi and Bangalore.

Under her leadership, the company has been achieving several milestones, awards and honours. From the ET startup Awards to NASSCOM Emerge 50, WSJ’s Top global startups’ award, Red Herring Asia and Global to the recently conferred Pride of Telangana award; Mapmygenome has certainly become a force to be reckoned with.

A fiercely respected entrepreneur, she also serves as a governing board member and/or mentor for various high profile institutions such as the NIBMG, NIAB, IIITHyderabad, IvyCap Ventures, CSIR and ABLE. She is also a distinguished alumna from IIT Kharagpur.