About
Abhiroop Medhekar is the co-founder and CEO of Velocity. He previously spent five years as a management consultant at McKinsey, working across financial services and technology in India and Southeast Asia, before co-founding the consumer internet startup Taskbob and later leading fintech and financial services investments at SAIF Partners. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay (2008) and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad (2010).
Founder at Velocity
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Capital One VenturesMcLeanCoinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checksDragonflyNew York City · $3M – $30M checks · since 2026DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checksFirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2026FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksiSeedBangalore · $250K checksPresight CapitalSliema · $500K – $20M checksQEDAlexandriaRippleSan Francisco · since 2026Valar Ventures LlcSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks
Experience
- VelocityCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
- Elevation CapitalAssociate Vice President2017 — 2019Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- TaskbobCo-Founder and COO2015 — 2017Mumbai Area, India
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Engagement Manager2010 — 2015India
- GoogleEngineering Intern2006
Skills & more
Valuation12Financial Modeling29Management Consulting27Corporate Finance1Business Strategy24Due Diligence2Market Entry13Analytics1Product ManagementMarketingData AnalysisStrategy7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Abhiroop Medhekar?
- Abhiroop Medhekar is the co-founder and CEO of Velocity. He previously spent five years as a management consultant at McKinsey, working across financial services and technology in India and Southeast Asia, before co-founding the consumer internet startup Taskbob and later leading fintech and financial services investments at SAIF Partners. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay (2008) and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad (2010).
- Where does Abhiroop Medhekar work?
- Abhiroop Medhekar is Founder of Velocity.
- What companies did Abhiroop Medhekar found?
- Abhiroop Medhekar founded Velocity.
- Where did Abhiroop Medhekar go to school?
- Abhiroop Medhekar studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (MBA); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (BTech, MTech, Computer Science and Engineering).
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