Mouli Ramani serves as the Président et Directeur-Général/ President and CEO of
Aviwell SAS, a biotech company headquartered in Toulouse, France and with offices in Boston, USA operating at the intersection of life and data sciences. The company is based on 30 years of pioneering University research in glycemic control in the gut-brain axis, intestinal microbiota, and deep insights into relational databases and hybrid AI/ML techniques as applied to the agrifood industry. Aviwell’s mission is to develop natural and sustainable solutions to improve animal health to better nourish and provide food security to the 8 billion people on our planet ... And to do so a fraction of the cost.
Over his career, Mouli has held several senior leadership positions – ranging from early stage startups to large multi-national Fortune 500 companies. Mouli has served on the executive leadership teams of Lilliputian Systems Inc. (a consumer electronics startup that raised in excess of $140M and was acquired by Company Confidential), Polychromix (an optical subsystems and instrumentation device company that raised $30M and was acquired by Thermo Fischer Scientific), Jasmine Networks (a telecommunications company that raised in excess of $60M whose IP was licensed to technology partners), and Horsepower Technologies (a healthcare data company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative products and services into the $100B+ equine market, in process of final sale.) In addition to his startup experience, Mouli has also served on the executive team as Vice President of Sales and Strategic Marketing in Nortel Networks’ US$10B Optical Networks division. Additionally, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Partnerships and Business Development at Nextworth – a software services company focused on providing innovative mobile device solutions for telecommunications providers.
Mouli has been instrumental in operations, sales and marketing and capital raising for various companies. He has also helped refine and implement complex software and hardware technologies into products that have achieved noteworthy market success. He has commercialized several products ranging from medical products, consumer electronics, industrial instrumentation, SaaS solutions, next generation communication networks, and long haul and metropolitan optical products in North America, Europe, Japan and South East Asia. Mouli has closed sales contracts worth over US$2B across the globe and has led (on both the buy side and sell side) several M&A transactions. He has helped raise over US$250M in venture financing from tier 1 venture capital funds such as Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, Elaia Ventures, MFS, Atlas Venture, Accomplice, and Intel Capital over the course of his career. He currently is an advisor to a number of Boston area venture capital firms and startups. He has also worked closely with Telcordia and the ITU to integrate new technologies into standards bodies, and possesses several relevant software and hardware patents.
Mouli holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Duke University. Mouli is a Canada Scholar (1 of 50 in his year.) He was also the World University Public Speaking Champion (Runner-up) in 1992.
He serves as Board member on the Lowell Plan, Inc. a is a private, non-profit economic development corporation founded in 1979 to assist the city in advancing various economic and community development projects. Privately funded, the Lowell Plan has raised over $7 million since its inception, investing those funds in a variety of ways to help stimulate economic, cultural, educational and quality of life initiatives, often in cooperation with city, state and federal partners. He also informally advised UMass Lowell entrepreneurs and faculty, coaching and supporting their initiatives with advice, consulting and networking.
He is an active kayaker, skier and runner who recently completed his fourth Boston Marathon. Mouli lives in the Boston area with his wife and two children.