ROHIT BAFNA

Founder

India9 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of a successful venture capital firm.
  • Invested in over 50 startups globally.
  • Expert in early-stage investment strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with expertise in early-stage investments and startup acceleration.

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Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalInvestment ManagementStart-up ConsultingMentoringEarly Stage InvestmentSoftware As A Service (saas)

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsAngel InvestingCorporate FinanceData AnalysisEarly Stage VenturesEnglishEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)Event PlanningFinanceFinancial AnalysisFinancial ReportingFund AdministrationFund ManagementFundraisingGo-to-Market Strategy

About

Founder at @888vc, Early stage venture capital fund backing founders building and selling beyond borders. AI/ Deep Tech/ Manufacturing. Investing across US- India. $250-$500k Cheques. Pre Seed to Series A Investor. Founder at GRO8.Club (Global Accelerator & Investments platform). Invested in more than 50+ Startups. Helping Startups Go Global. B2B Tech, AI, Deep Tech, Sustainability investor. Reach out to me rohit@888vc.co

Experience

Gro8

Founder

Nov 2025Present · 4 mos · New York, United States

  • Built for founders scaling beyond borders.
  • GRO8.Club is a global accelerator and investment platform delivering hands-on mentoring in cross-border GTM and sales.
Start-up ConsultingMentoringGo-to-Market Strategy

Olake™ by datazip

Investor

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Delaware, United States

  • Data Infrastructure & Analytics. Fastest open-source tool for replicating Databases to Data Lake in Open Table Formats like Apache Iceberg. Fastest open-source tool for replicating Databases to Apache Iceberg. OLake by Datazip has secured over $1.2 million in funding through two rounds, with a significant $1 million Seed round in October 2024 led by Equirus Capital, bringing investors like Anicut Capital and Neon, as part of its parent company Datazip's overall funding.

Crest ai

Investor

Apr 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Provider of AI & web-based supply chain operational planning solutions. The company offers solutions for managing inventory planning operations. It features Workflows, Decision Making Tools, Agents, demand forecasting, inventory and purchase planning, replenishment and warehouse planning, data preparation, and more. backed by July Ventures, Angel List, Indian Angel Network, Inflection Point ventures etc.
Early Stage Investment

Businessonbot

Angel Investor

Aug 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • BoB enables D2C brands acquire new users and sell products on WhatsApp and Instagram by creating a WhatsApp shop and offering attribution based marketing tools to acquire new users with vernacular support.
  • Backed by Y Combinator, Angel List
Software as a Service (SaaS)

888vc

Founder & CEO

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 7 mos · Bengaluru | Dubai | New York

  • 888vc is the early stage venture capital firm investing in founders building and selling beyond borders. We do cross border investments. Portfolio like Sustaining.ai, GetCrest, Ukhi, Babai Tiffins, Aura Ai, Business on Bot, Datazip etc
Fund ManagementInvestment ManagementVenture CapitalFinancial AnalysisRisk Management

Goat brand labs

Angel Investor

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs · India

  • G.O.A.T Brand Labs is a specialized investment firm with a special focus on the fashion and retail industry.
  • Backed by Tiger Global, Flipkart Ventures, Mayfield, Better Capital etc.

Sanfe

Angel Investor

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs · India

  • Sanfe is a D2C female hygiene brand that sells products across various categories.

Venture university

Venture Partner

Jan 2022Apr 2022 · 3 mos · San Francisco, California, United States · Remote

  • VU Fellow Venture partner program for sourcing startups and doing syndicates in VU fund

9unicorns

Partner

Apr 2020Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Early Stage fund investing in Technology and CPG Companies. I oversee fundraising for Portfolio Companies raising next round of funding.
  • Toch, Chingari, Janani.ai, Vedantu, Shiprocket, Monrow, Flam etc

Impactguru

Investment Specialist

Apr 2020Dec 2020 · 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Crowdfunding platform for Healthcare Patients, Coinvested by Dream Incubator, Venture Catalysts etc.

Inflection point ventures

Angel Investor

Jan 2020Jul 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Angel Network of more than 1000+ CXOs from India investing in Early stage startups.

Finly

Angel Investor

Aug 2019Jul 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • Finly is a Finance Management & Governance Suite for businesses to automate, gain visibility & control business spend.
  • Successfully Acquired by a large Fintech Company in US

Homecapital

Angel Investor

Jun 2019Aug 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Financing for Downpayment of Housing Loans. Coinvested with Venture Catalysts.

Sosv mox

Mentor

Jul 2018Present · 7 yrs 8 mos · New York, United States

Tie silicon valley

Member

May 2018May 2020 · 2 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

Venture catalysts | india's first integrated incubator

2 roles

VP

Mar 2018Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • India’s Top Early Stage Angel Fund
Angel InvestingVenture Capital

AVP, Investment & Portfolios

Mar 2018Mar 2020 · 2 yrs

  • AVP, Investments & Portfolios Team, Global Expansion.
  • Seed : Rooter, Impactguru, Ambee, Zypp Electric, PeeSafe, Homecapital, Beardo, Hesa, Instoried, Rare Planet, Power Gummies, Etc

Mate labs

Investor

Jun 2017Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • ML Platform for Data Analysts.

Venture capital

Angel Investor

Mar 2017Present · 9 yrs

Mumbai angels network

Senior Associate

Mar 2017Mar 2018 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Deal Sourcing | Deal generation | Deal Closure | Financial analysis | Deal Evaluation | Investor Relations | Investment Banking | Startup Fundraising | Mentoring

Ah! ventures

Associate

May 2016Feb 2017 · 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Part of team of Venture Capital and fund raising for startups. Advising clients on venture capital and private equity transactions, start-up/emerging company formation and general corporate advisory.

Education

Fordham University

Master of Science - MS — Global Finance

Jan 2021Jan 2022

Fordham Gabelli School of Business

Master's degree — GLOBAL FINANCE

Jan 2021Jan 2022

SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) — Law

Jan 2011Jan 2016

Central Academy,(CBSE) CHB, Jodhpur

High School — COMMERCE MATHS

Jan 1994Jan 2010

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