How RA Capital replaced spreadsheets with Plotly
Meet the Speaker
Alex Martinez
Alex Martinez is an Associate Director of the Quantitative Research and Strategy group at RA Capital. RA Capital is a multibillion-dollar hedge fund specializing in healthcare and life sciences investing.
In this video, Alex Martinez from RA Capital explains how Dash has replaced static tools like spreadsheets with real-time, interactive data applications that support faster decision-making across the firm.
RA Capital invests in healthcare and life sciences, where analysts need to test scenarios quickly: adjusting pricing models, exploring deal stages, or recalculating projections. Dash apps make that possible with sliders, dropdowns, and instant backend updates, eliminating the delays and errors of manual reporting.
Portfolio managers can directly interact with models, removing the need for back-and-forth with analysts. Everyone—from analysts to execs—uses the same tools and data, improving alignment and reducing errors. Dash apps also sync automatically with backend systems, keeping everything up to date.
By simplifying app development and deployment, Dash lets RA Capital quickly respond to emerging questions and opportunities, turning insights into action without waiting on developers.
Watch the video to see how Dash helps RA Capital move faster and smarter.
