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Abhinav Shashank

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Co-founder & General Partner at Z21 Ventures · Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer at Innovaccer · Co-founder & General Partner at Z21

Oakland, California, United States

Writes $500K – $1M checks

FoundedInnovaccerZ21

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About

Abhinav Shashank is a founder-operator who leverages experience scaling Innovaccer into a global health‑tech unicorn and projects a distinctive family-first personal brand, listing Avni's Dad before his titles.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechSaaS

Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer at Innovaccer

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Co-founders at Innovaccer

SGSandeep Gupta
Sandeep GuptaChief Operations Officer and Director of the Issuer
KHKanav Hasija
Kanav HasijaDirector of the Issuer

Co-founder & General Partner at Z21

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Co-founders at Z21

RSRaj Shekhar Singh
Raj Shekhar SinghCo-founder & General Partner
JGJyotika Gupta
Jyotika GuptaCo-founder & Partner
SRSudarshan Ravi Jha
Sudarshan Ravi JhaCo-founder & Partner

Experience

  1. InnovaccerChief Executive Officercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. z21 VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  3. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMember, Apex Committeecurrent2023 — presentNew Delhi, Delhi, India
  4. Ingersoll RandInnovation Executive2010 — 2012Gurugram, Haryana, India

Skills & more

Strategic Planning47Analysis49Leadership99Strategy99Engineering4Board Administration4Board Level2Fundraising1Mobile Marketing3Integrated Marketing3Due Diligence2Networking1
+12 moreVenture CapitalNew Venture DevelopmentIntrapreneurshipBlue Ocean StrategyProduct ManagementProduct MarketingInnovation ManagementProduct InnovationEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisStart-ups

Languages English · Hindi

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Who is Abhinav Shashank?
Abhinav Shashank is a founder-operator who leverages experience scaling Innovaccer into a global health‑tech unicorn and projects a distinctive family-first personal brand, listing Avni's Dad before his titles.
Where does Abhinav Shashank work?
Abhinav Shashank is Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Issuer of Innovaccer and Co-founder & General Partner at Z21 Ventures and Co-founder & General Partner at Z21.
What does Abhinav Shashank invest in?
Abhinav Shashank invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Abhinav Shashank write?
Abhinav Shashank typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
What companies did Abhinav Shashank found?
Abhinav Shashank founded Innovaccer, Z21.
Where did Abhinav Shashank go to school?
Abhinav Shashank studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering).

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