Shrishti Sahu — Co-Founder
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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist and Fintech Entrepreneur with expertise in startup ecosystems.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 14 yrs
Skills
- Investment
- Portfolio Management
- Startup Strategy
- Partnership Development
- Mentorship
- Investment Analysis
- Deal Structuring
- Fintech Development
- Risk Management
- Non-profit Management
- E-commerce Strategy
Career Highlights
- Top 10 women investors in India.
- Founder of a successful fintech company.
- Host of a popular business podcast.
Work Experience
Startup Programs Lead, Product Partnerships, India & South Asia (1 yr 5 mos)
Lumis Partners
Investment Team (11 mos)
Swadharma Source Ventures - SSV
Managing Partner (9 yrs 8 mos)
Aqaya Lending Solutions
Founder (3 yrs 11 mos)
Aqaya Source Foundation
President (4 yrs 9 mos)
Education
Engineering & Business Management (Hons) at University of Warwick
Capital Markets and Investments at Harvard Business School