Astha Jakher

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India3 yrs 10 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in investing in AI and SaaS startups.
Strong research background with multiple publications.
Proven track record in project management and consulting.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic investor in AI and SaaS startups with a strong research foundation.

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Skills

Core Skills

InvestmentStartup DevelopmentProject ManagementConsultingResearch

Other Skills

AIAlgorithmsCC++CoachingComplex NetworksConsumerCustomer ServiceData AnalysisData ScienceData StructuresDebateEconomicsFinancial AnalysisGNU Octave

About

I work with Accel to find, invest in and work with the most promising startups in AI/ Consumer/SaaS by Indian founders. I'd be super excited to speak to you if you're building/ thinking of building/ simply ideating in the space. I can be easily reached at ajakher@accel.com/ LinkedIn DM's. I also work with Accel Atoms’s AI Cohort- Please apply here- https://atoms.accel.com/

Experience

3 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 5 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr

Current Experience

Accel

Investor

Jun 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

All things AI, Consumer & SaaS - Please reach out at ajakher@accel.com!
Apply for Accel Atom’s AI Cohort- https://atoms.accel.com/ai

AIConsumerSaaSInvestmentStartup Development

Elevation capital

Investor

Jun 2024 – May 2025 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

All things SaaS/AI- If you’re building/ideating and would like to chat, please write to me at astha@elevationcapital.com

SaaSAIInvestmentStartup Development

Boston consulting group (bcg)

Associate

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Worked across consumer and industrial goods companies on their GTM, Ops, Logistics, Sourcing and leading PMO’s- Was placed in top quintile on performance

GTMOperationsLogisticsSourcingPMOProject Management+1

Mastercard

Data Science Intern

May 2021 – Jul 2021 · 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Was extended a Pre-Placement Offer

Data Science

Tsinghua university, usc, insead, wharton, isb & iiitb

Undergraduate Researcher

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs

Throughout my undergrad, I part-time worked with Prof's & Research Groups across Tsinghua University, USC, INSEAD, Wharton, ISB & IIITB on Complex Networks, Statistics, Graph Optimization and Natural Language Processing.
Selected list of papers in international journals/conferences that I co-authored:
1. Shipping sentiment and the dry bulk shipping freight market: New evidence from newspaper coverage; Co-Authors: Xiwen Bai, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam (22 Citations)
2. CAP-DSDN: Node Co-association Prediction in Communities in Dynamic Sparse Directed Networks and a Case Study of Migration Flow; Co-Authors: Jaya Sreevalsan-Nair
3. Dynamic Communities in Directed Networks: A Case Study of International Refugee Migration Flow; Co-Authors: Jaya Sreevalsan-Nair
Selected list of conferences where I presented my work:
1. Conference on Complex Systems 2020
2. 14th International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (IC3K 2022)
Selected list of papers I was mentioned in:
1. How Groups Differ from Individuals in Learning from Experience: Evidence from a Contest Platform; Authors: Marco S Minervini, Tianyu He, Phanish Puranam
Selected list of works that are underway for publication:
1. Medicinal Supply Chain Networks in Africa
2. Modeling public databases for US