Abhay Ghatpande
InvestorPrincipal at Sproutx
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Writes $500K – $750K checks
About
Abhay is a 20-year operator and founder who scaled revenue to $50M+ across eCommerce, SaaS and IoT, mentors on customer development, product-market fit and fundraising, and prefers system‑redesigning founders.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Sprout FundPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentGreater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- TiE VancouverCharter Membercurrent2025 — presentVancouver, BC
- University Canada WestSessional Professor of Business Strategycurrent2023 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Product Success Inc.Presidentcurrent2014 — presentGreater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- PartsAvatar.caChief Strategy Officer (CSO)2021 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Vehicle MindCo-Founder and co-CEO2017 — 2022Montreal, Canada Area
- QuixotiQ TechnologiesFounder and CEO2013 — 2018Montreal, Canada Area
- MotsaiVP Marketing & Product Development2015 — 2017Montreal, Canada Area
- Savoir-faire LinuxDirector, Industry Solutions2010 — 2013Montreal, Canada Area
- McGill UniversityPostdoctoral Fellow2009 — 2010Montreal, Canada Area
- Waseda UniversityResearch Associate2006 — 2009Tokyo, Japan
- MoTech SoftwareSenior Executive - Strategic Offshoring2000 — 2004Tokyo, Japan
- L&T Technology Services LimitedSystem Engineer1997 — 2000Mumbai Area, India
Education
- McGill UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2014 — 2017
- Waseda UniversityPh.D, Information and Telecommunication2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Embedded SystemsLinuxEmbedded LinuxEmbedded SoftwarePitch decksPitchingCorporate Venture CapitalInvestment AnalysisDeal FlowVenture CapitalFinancial AnalysisGo-to-Market Strategy
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Product StrategyFundraisingStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ModelingProduct InnovationBusiness StrategyBusiness Model InnovationUser ResearchNew Business DevelopmentCoaching & MentoringUniversity TeachingEarly-stage StartupsLanguages English · French · Japanese
From Abhay's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sproutx
Aroon Sequeira
Founder and Senior Advisor, Sequeira Partners at Sproutx
Craig Elias
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Bow Valley College at Sproutx
James Keirstead
President & CEO, Levven Electronics Ltd. at Sproutx
John Pinsent
Partner, St. Arnaud Pinsent Steman CPA's at Sproutx
Kristina Milke
General Partner at Sproutx
Lindsay Dodd
Director, Doddcor Ltd. at Sproutx
Mark Benning
General Partner at Sproutx
Rahim Nathu
VP Business Development, Fluid Biomed Inc. at Sproutx
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Abhay Ghatpande work?
- Abhay Ghatpande is Principal at Sproutx.
- What does Abhay Ghatpande invest in?
- Abhay Ghatpande invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Abhay Ghatpande write?
- Abhay Ghatpande typically writes checks of $500K – $750K.
Same school
Also attended McGill University411
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Also attended Waseda University57
Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalKoichiro NakamuraSenior Managing Director at Sozo VenturesAyaka MatsumotoCorporate Development Manager at TNBAuraShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKosho SatoInvestment Partner at Joyance Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at University Canada West1
Also worked at Waseda University8
Hiro YoshikawaGeneral Partner at Carbide VenturesKyaloInvestor at Diamond Edge VenturesKenichi FunakiJapan Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global VenturesYoshiyuki ObaBusiness Angel at REDangelsNaomi KoshiAdvisor at Scrum VenturesJeffrey CharAdvisor at Charm Impact
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