Srivinay Irrinki
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Strategic and entrepreneurial professional with 4+ years of experience driving go-to-market strategy, product-market fit, and partnerships in early start-up environments at the intersection of healthcare and neurotechnology. Skilled at interfacing with C-level stakeholders, structuring BD opportunities, and shaping product roadmaps based on deep market, clinical, and user insights. Combining commercial rigor with creative problem-solving, supported by deep analytical training in both industry and competitive mind sport spaces.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development Manager
Atune Neurosciences
Los Angeles, USA
08.2021 - 12.2025
- Company Background: VC-backed neurotech startup developing a non-invasive wearable to treat various brain health conditions.
- Developed and owned the company's go-to-market strategy in three main verticals: clinical, commercial, and government.
- Initiated and closed a commercial contract with Airbus worth up to $50 million for a multi-phase clinical study.
- Initiated partnerships with Medtronic and Boston Scientific under a CDA to drive commercial out-licensing and co-development opportunities.
- Owned clinical landscape analysis, user interviews and research, KOL engagement, reimbursement planning, and strategic launch across multiple indications.
- Created 10-year revenue models and commercial decks for the investor room.
High Stakes No-Limit Texas Hold'Em
Professional Poker Player
Los Angeles, USA
08.2020 - Current
- Earned $1M+ in live cash games in 5 years.
- Earned $400,000 in live tournaments in my first year of playing (2024-2025), including a 4th place finish at the 2025 World Series of Poker.
- Coached by top players in the world, and learned game theory optimal (GTO) strategy by studying algorithmic solvers and modeling mass player population data and tendencies.
- Honed elite skills in pattern recognition, risk-reward calculation and modeling, decision-making under pressure, and emotional regulation.
- Tournament Player Profile: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?n=1202007.
- News Coverage: https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2025-wsop/event-59-1000-battleof-the-ages/chips.752690.htm
Education
B.S. - Neuroscience
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA07.2020
Skills
- Commercial pipeline management (CRM deal-flow)
- GTM strategy and execution
- Product roadmapping
- Revenue modeling and market forecasting
- Algorithmic mass data analytics
- Game Theory
Hobbies and Interests
- Poker
- Investing / Trading / Venture Capital
- Brain Health (Frontier Neurotechnology)
- Psychology
- Behavioral Economics
- Sports (Basketball, Tennis)
Timeline
Business Development Manager
Atune Neurosciences
08.2021 - 12.2025
High Stakes No-Limit Texas Hold'Em
Professional Poker Player
08.2020 - Current
B.S. - Neuroscience
University of California, Los Angeles