Deepak Sharma — Co-Founder
Building IA since 2017- IA is a multi-stage fund-led startup accelerator that invests primarily in early stage startups. Capital. Capability. Connections. Community. That is how IA helps startups grow. IA has 3 Pie's: . Finvolve - INR 500 Cr corpus in SEBI Cat I & Cat II AIFs to fund Startups . India Accelerator - 120+ mentors providing GTM, Market Access, Technology to advise Startups . IA Spaces - 7K Seats, 30+ hubs across 16 cities for Startup co-working seats and events IA's portco include: Inc42, Matter, Ethereal Machines, Stage OTT, InCred Finance, CASHe, Imarticus Learning, Droom, NitroCommerce.ai, Zulu, Hippo Innovations, AMPL, Samosa Party, Lawyered, Optimizers, Proost, Paramount, Store Hippo, Paramount Insurance, Constems.ai, SaleAssist, Aquila Clouds, Atlas, MagicRoll.ai and more. Invests via 1. Accelerator Fund (INR 50 Lacs to 1 cr) - Pre Seed stage 2. Seed Fund (INR 2-4 cr) - Seed Stage and 3. Series A (INR 8 cr+) Lead Frontier & Strategic Technology Deep Tech Thesis investing in AI, Vertical AI, Quantum, Semicon, Cybersecurity, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Physical AI and SaaS StartUps.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist specializing in Deep Tech and Startup Acceleration.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 27 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Start-ups
Career Highlights
- Cofounder of a successful startup accelerator.
- Expert in deep tech investments including AI and cybersecurity.
- Strong network with over 120 mentors for startup growth.
Work Experience
Constems-AI Systems (CAI)
Pre-Series A Investor and Board Observer (5 mos)
Magicroll.ai
Seed Investor and Board Observer (6 mos)
SaleAssist.ai
Seed Investor and Board Observer (11 mos)
Paramount
Seed Investor and Board Observer (1 yr)
Aquila Clouds
Seed Investor and Board Observer (1 yr 9 mos)
Nitro Commerce
Seed and Series A Investor (2 yrs 1 mo)
IALabs
Cofounder and Director (6 yrs)
McKinsey & Company
Business Consultant (3 yrs 5 mos)
India Accelerator
Cofounder and Managing Partner (8 yrs 11 mos)
eBay
Business Consultant (1 yr 7 mos)
AppWorks and Organiq
Cofounder and Director (1 yr 1 mo)
Fidelity Worldwide Investment
Senior Project Manager (1 yr 5 mos)
UnitedHealth Group
Senior Project Manager (1 yr 8 mos)
Technical Project Manager (2 yrs)
Fidelity International
Solution Architect (4 yrs 2 mos)
Tecnova
Technical Architect (1 yr 5 mos)
Verizon Labs
Project Lead (2 yrs 11 mos)
AT&T
Senior Consultant (5 mos)
E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley
Consultant (8 mos)
STMicroelectronics
Senior Systems Engineer (1 yr 2 mos)
Eicher Trucks and Buses
Systems Engineer / AM - IT (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
B.E at Punjab Engineering College
