Shrishti Sahu

Co-Founder

Gurgaon, Haryana, India14 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Top 10 women investors in India.
  • Founder of a successful fintech company.
  • Host of a popular business podcast.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist and Fintech Entrepreneur with expertise in startup ecosystems.

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Skills

Core Skills

InvestmentPortfolio ManagementStartup StrategyPartnership DevelopmentMentorshipInvestment AnalysisDeal StructuringFintech DevelopmentRisk ManagementNon-profit ManagementE-commerce Strategy

Other Skills

AdvertisingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCRMCareer ManagementCredit ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Due DiligenceE-commerceEcosystem EngagementEvent ManagementFundraisingGraphic DesignMarket AnalysisMarket Research

About

Founders, I invest actively in pre-seed/seed rounds. If you'd like to connect or pitch to me, please send me your deck on shrishtisahu18@gmail.com or pitch@ssv.fund Investors/LPs, you can back my syndicate to get access to high quality deal-flow and co-investment opportunities here: https://app.angellistindia.com/syndicate-invite-links/3fb7da65-847e-4a8a-ad1d-1e40638bb6cc I host The India Opportunity Show - one of the fastest growing business podcasts that hosts legendary promoters, investors and thought leaders (Manish Chokhani, Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Ramesh Damani, Ajay Chowdhary, Sanjay Bakshi, Montek Singh Ahluwalia etc) -- A 3rd gen entrepreneur and investor (consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 women investors in India), previously exited a fintech co. to an NBFC in India, now building my family-office SSV - Swadharma Source Ventures (ssv.fund) to invest in early-stage startups. I've built startups from scratch, worked in private equity and also at Facebook - these experiences combined have enabled me to get a deep understanding of diverse sectors & how to scale and grow companies. I'm passionate about building, investing, learning, giving back & and pursuing excellence. I’ll always go out of my way to champion and help women entrepreneurs. SSV is a Single Family Office of The Sahu Group, and we invest across all asset classes - Public Markets (India & US), Fixed Income, Real Estate, Alternatives, and Private Markets (pre-seed- Series A). The investment portfolio of SSV includes 55+ companies: Plum, Rupifi, Kutumb, Accacia, Eeki Foods, Leap.Club, Stage, Jar, Aspire, Wyld, OnFinance, Thermoflyde, Mugafi, Clickpost, WorkApps, Chingari etc Some achievements include: - ‘Inspirational Alumni’ by the University of Warwick (2014) alongside internationally known writers, politicians, academics, scientists and lawyers. - Rajeev Motwani Fellowship(2016) by the Motwani Jadeja Foundation, a prestigious recognition for entrepreneurs from India and Pakistan for a Silicon Valley Immersion program - Glocal Social Benefit Institute (2016-2017) by the Miller Center of Social Entrepreneurship - Women Entrepreneur Quest (2017-2018), a program organized for women entrepreneurs in technology by the Anita Borg Institute, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Indo-US Science and Technology Forum -Launched FICCI FLO’s National E-commerce Cell and was the Head of Partnerships for two consecutive years. Now, on the Innovation, Science and Technology Committee of FICCI as well as Swayam, FLO's wing to support and mentor women entrepreneurs.

Experience

Facebook

Startup Programs Lead, Product Partnerships, India & South Asia

Jul 2018Dec 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Responsibilities included:
  • Crafting & implementing strategy for how Facebook works with startups in India & South Asia, to support entrepreneurship and job creation in the region.
  • Leading Startup Programs with 800+ startups such as She Leads Tech (a program to support Women Entrepreneurship in India), India Innovation Accelerator Program (An accelerator program focused on Emerging Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality), Facebook Innovation Hubs (Scaled partnerships with co-working spaces across India) as well as the AI ecosystem engagement strategy (hackathons, Pytorch/product trainings & adoption etc).
  • Working with Product and Engineering teams at Facebook to mentor startups in India across the programs to help with product adoption as well as product feedback.
  • Local partnerships with VC/PE funds, ecosystem enablers to support the budding startup ecosystem in the South Asia region.
Startup StrategyPartnership DevelopmentMentorshipEcosystem Engagement

Lumis partners

Investment Team

Feb 2017Jan 2018 · 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Lumis Partners is a US and India based PE fund that invests in sectors such as human capital and supply chain and service operations management. It has invested in companies such as PeopleStrong, Sheroes, TalentEdge etc.
  • Responsibilities included:
  • Worked as an Operator to support and grow Lumis' portfolio companies (Emoha - backed by Nikhil Kamath's fund)
  • Worked on the Investment Team for Deal sourcing, due diligence, deal structuring, M&A, exit planning.
Investment AnalysisDue DiligenceDeal Structuring

Swadharma source ventures - ssv

Managing Partner

Jul 2016Present · 9 yrs 8 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • SSV is a sector-agnostic family office of The Sahu Group (www.sahugroup.com) for investing in early-stage companies. We invest across all asset classes - Public Markets (India & US), Fixed Income, Real Estate, Alternatives, and Private Markets (pre-seed- Series A). You can visit the website at ssv.fund.
  • Evaluation criteria:
  • Founding team-market fit
  • Large markets
  • Superior product
  • Love and fanatic reviews from early customers
  • Stage: Pre-seed/Seed
  • Portfolio includes (Pre-Seed/Seed) 50+ investments:
  • Plum (health insurance for Startups & SMEs), Clickpost (logistics intelligence), Rupifi (credit for SMEs, built on OCEN), WorkApps (enterprise collaboration tools), Chingari (social video), Kutumb (communities for Bharat), 10Club (D2C roll-up), DelightChat (customer support for D2C brands), UrbanYogi (stress-tech/mental health), Gold Setu (digitising gold SMBs), Fleek (subscription management), WeSkill (extracurricular edutainment for Bharat), SBNRI (NRI banking), Jar (micro-investing), Blend (marketing SaaS), Eeki Foods (agritech), Wyld (creator economy), Hoggy (kids learning), GrowthSchool (cohort-based courses), Yelow (customer rewards & payments), EximPe (cross-border neobanking), Stage (Netflix for Bharat), Accacia.ai (climate-tech), Descrypt (risk & asset management), Aspire (UPI credit), Leap Club (professional network for women), GoHibe (social gaming co), Thimblerr (supply chain fashion tech), Thermoflyde (Refractory Mftg), OnFinance (Fintech SaaS), BrainsightAI (brain mapping), Vercos (autonomous drone), Mugafi (gen AI writing), Superfam (insurtech), Simple Viral Games (hyper-casual gaming), Pico Express (logistics), Zippee (quick delivery), The Future Co (AI post production), Troovy (clean nutrition for families), Eight Network (immersive, interactive audio storytelling)
InvestmentPortfolio ManagementMarket AnalysisFundraising

Aqaya lending solutions

Founder

Apr 2013Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 11 mos · India

  • A fintech company that enabled agents of lending institutions with on-ground transactions such as loan collections and deposits; thus helping NBFCs with credit and risk management. Exited in Jan, 2017.
Fintech DevelopmentRisk ManagementCredit Management

Aqaya source foundation

President

Mar 2012Dec 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • A not for profit for artisans in rural communities, helping them sell through e-commerce.
Non-Profit ManagementE-commerce Strategy

Education

University of Warwick

Engineering & Business Management (Hons)

Harvard Business School

Capital Markets and Investments — Summer School

Jan 2011Jan 2011

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