Dhruv Washishth

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States12 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founding partner of a pioneering global VC firm.
Led international growth at a $3.2B acquired company.
Received EB1A Green Card for extraordinary ability.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with extensive experience in startup ecosystems and international business development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentInternational Business DevelopmentGrowth StrategyEducation TechnologyStartup Development

Other Skills

Strategic PartnershipsInvestment StrategyStartup AccelerationMarket ExpansionStrategic PlanningAR/VRProduct DevelopmentUser Experience DesignStartup ManagementBusiness StrategyE-commerceMarket AnalysisStartup IncubationAccelerator ProgramsProgram Management

About

Dhruv has worked across San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. He is the Founding Partner at Paradigm Shift Capital, a Global VC firm based out of San Francisco. He's been a 2X founder (one successful startup, one failed) worked on international growth at Segment (Acquired by Twilio for $3.2B). Ran TiE Bangalore's accelerator program & launched AngelHack in India. Studied Information Systems and Philosophy at The London School of Economics. In 2018, he received the EB1A 'Alien of Extraordinary Ability' Green Card from the US Government for his work in the entrepreneurial ecosystems of Bangalore, London, and SF.   https://bit.ly/DhruvisanAlien Twitter : https://twitter.com/DhruvWashishth

Experience

Paradigm shift capital

Founding Partner

Jul 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore & San Francisco

Fund 1 : India's first truly Global VC firm backing the next generation of entrepreneurs building for global markets. First/early checks in 25 startups like Ixana, Landeed, Rise, Praan. Top 4 startups at 5X MOIC as of late 2025.
We were the first fund to solely back India-US corridor startups. This thesis has become mainstream with all top Indian firms rushing into the space since 2025 after we pioneered it in 2020.
Exciting Fund 2 coming up with a refreshed thesis! (Onto the next challenge)

Venture CapitalBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurship

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Mentor / Advisor / Global ambassador

Jul 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Segment

International Growth

Jul 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Worked with Segment's Co-Founder, Ilya Volodarsky, on International growth and expansion as an individual contributor. (Segment was acquired by Twilio for $3.2B in Oct'20)

International Business DevelopmentGrowth Strategy