Shashank brings entrepreneurial and investment understanding with 15+ years of cross-functional expertise. He has acquired a depth and breadth of experience from having worked in large companies, being the founding member for a SaaS startup (which was acquired by a Fortune 500 Company) to an early-stage fund investing in technology-enabled startups.
Shashank is Founder VC at 100X.VC – India’s first venture fund to invest in early-stage startups using iSAFE Notes. Pitch to 100X.VC team by sending your decks to pitch@100x.vc. Portfolio: https://www.100x.vc/
He is also an Angel Investor and Advisor with a keen interest in B2B emerging technology startups. Additionally, he is a Member at PIOCCI (People of Indian Origin Chamber of Commerce and Industry).
Previously, he was the Founding member and Vice President of VCCEdge, the SaaS data platform by VCCircle (acquired by News Corporation in 2015). He launched the SaaS platform, led revenue, product development and growth initiatives for close to seven years at VCCEdge. He has also worked with NIIT Ltd. and Zensar Technologies Ltd.
Shashank holds an undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Engineering from Nagpur University, and an MBA from International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi.
Specialities: Scaling up Startups, Accelerators, Angel & Seed Investment, Venture Capital, Global Open Innovation, M&A, Cross-Border Transactions & Entrepreneurship
