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Tej Kohli

Tej Kohli is a philanthropist & investor who backs ventures in the fields of AI, robotics and biotech. He is also a real estate magnate and the founder of the NGO Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation.

The Vaccine Race

The Vaccine Race

Forget the space and arms races. Now Covid-19 has sparked another keenly-fought tussle: a global dash to find an effective vaccine to protect humanity from the biggest pandemic in more than 100 years. As Western government-imposed lockdown programmes are cautiously relaxed amid fears of damaging potential second and third waves,

Coughing Up Evidence: - The Potential of AI to Trace and Prevent the Spread of the Coronavirus

Coughing Up Evidence: - The Potential of AI to Trace and Prevent the Spread of the Coronavirus

Tej Kohli is the founder of the not-for-profit Tej Kohli Foundation whose ‘Rebuilding You’ philosophy supports the development of scientific and technological solutions to major global health challenges whilst also making interventions to rebuild people and communities around the world. Tej Kohli is also an impact investor who backs growth-stage

UK Science Is Boosted By the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute

UK Science Is Boosted By the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute

The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute is building on its track record for funding research in the USA and on its 6-year legacy of making direct treatment interventions in India. A new series of grants will support innovative UK technology, science and research projects that can help to alleviate and end

Donating $100,000 To Develop a Genetic Vaccine For COVID-19

Donating $100,000 To Develop a Genetic Vaccine For COVID-19

I call myself a technologist because I truly believe that we are at the epoch of a new global revolution which will see sciences and technologies combine to master new solutions that will substantially improve, and even extend human life. Last year I made a $2m pledge to a teaching

14-Year-Old Cured Of Cataract Blindness

14-Year-Old Cured Of Cataract Blindness

Cataracts are usually thought to affect older people, but children can also develop them — take for example, the story of 14-year-old Bipana Rai from Solukhumbu in Nepal, who was born visually impaired due to congenital cataracts. Bipana, recently completed her eighth grade and was worried that her worsening cataracts were

Engineers are amongst the most important people

Engineers are amongst the most important people

Tej Kohli is the founder of the not-for-profit Tej Kohli Foundation whose ‘Rebuilding You’ philosophy supports the development of scientific and technological solutions to major global health challenges whilst also making interventions to rebuild people and communities around the world. Tej Kohli is also an impact investor who backs growth-stage

The Role Of Seed Funding For Alleviating Blindness In Poor Communities

The Role Of Seed Funding For Alleviating Blindness In Poor Communities

During my fifteen years as a technology investor and advocate of the prospect of artificial intelligence to improve human life I have been proud to back some amazing ventures. And recently the same ‘portfolio’ approach that I have typically applied to my investments has been proving equally effective for allocating