Shilpi Sharma — Founder
Ashwam is being built for women who are not “unwell,” but know something has changed in their - cycle, energy, mood, sleep, or resilience - and want a way to understand themselves over time, not just during appointments. Ashwam is not designed to give instant answers. It is designed to help women observe patterns, build context, and make sense of change in a way that respects lived experience, not averages or generic advice. I build systems that let people, data, and intelligence work together over time. My work sits at the intersection of human trust, machine intelligence, and long-horizon problems especially in health, aging, and care. I focus on domains where decisions compound over years, not quarters, and where technology must be accountable to real human lives. In a world where AI can generate code, analysis, and content, the real work is no longer execution. It is deciding what should exist, what data should be collected, who should be protected and how intelligence should be used responsibly. That is where I operate. I work with founders, researchers, clinicians, and investors to design platforms and ventures that are data-native, privacy-first and built for longitudinal human outcomes, not short-term extraction. My current focus is women’s health and preventive care because the next frontier of technology will not be about faster apps, but about understanding people over time, in their own bodies and lives. If you are building in a future where humans don’t compete with machines but shape what machines serve, I would love to connect.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a healthcare and technology innovator with deep expertise in product management and investment strategies.
Experience: 24 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Health Tech
- Product Management
- Investment Strategies
- Deep Tech
- Digital Transformation
- Organizational Development
- Machine Learning
- Data Analysis
- Community Development
- Strategic Partnerships
- Program Management
- Software Development
- Systems Management
Career Highlights
- Founder of Ashwam, a women's health intelligence platform.
- Expert in investment strategies for deep tech startups.
- Pioneered consumer data platforms for major brands.
Work Experience
Ashwam Co.
Founder (7 mos)
Cell Bauhaus
Board Member (1 yr 6 mos)
Tin Alley Ventures
Investment Committee Member (2 yrs 7 mos)
Portfolia
Investor/Limited Partner (3 yrs 3 mos)
Yum! Brands
Chief Strategy Officer (3 yrs 3 mos)
UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Lecturer (3 mos)
Kvantum Inc.
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (6 yrs)
Chief Operating Officer (3 yrs)
Startup Grind
Founding Chapter Director - City of Fremont (3 yrs)
Trianz
Sr. Manager, Strategy & Operations Consulting (2 yrs)
PwC
Sr. Strategy & Operations Consultant (3 yrs)
Tata Consultancy Services
Sr. System Engineer (3 yrs)
System Engineer (2 yrs)
Education
Master of Science (MS) at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
MBA at University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
at Australian Institute of Company Directors
Applied Data Science at MIT Professional Education
Health at Stanford Continuing Studies
Mini MBA at In Women's Health
