About
Abhishek Kant is a techno-marketing professional with 15 years of experience in IT services and products, with expertise in software development tools for scalable web and mobile platforms. He began his career in pre-sales at TechMahindra, then led Microsoft's community marketing for South Asia, and serves as Country Head managing Telerik's growth in India. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh (1999) and an MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai (2001), and is a Certified Scrum Master, Standards Professional, and Microsoft Certified Application Developer.
Experience
- MedrippleAdvisorcurrent2011 β presentGurgaon
- DatabricksStaff Manager Professional Services - Big Data, ML & GenAI2022 β 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- GTM CatalystCo-Founder2017 β 2022Gurgaon, India
- Telerik/ ProgressCountry Manager (South Asia)2012 β 2017Gurgaon, India
- Microsoft CorporationCommunity Marketing Manager2008 β 2011Gurgaon, India
- Microsoft CorporationMVP Lead2004 β 2008
- Satyam ComputersSenior Executive2001 β 2003Chennai Area, India
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)SoftwareGenAILarge Language Models (LLM)Project ManagementBig DataOrganizational LeadershipPresentation SkillsTeam LeadershipAnalytical SkillsSales Management3Leadership29
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ManagementCRMOnline MarketingEnterprise SoftwareBusiness StrategyStrategyProgram ManagementProduct MarketingMicrosoft TechnologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)Team ManagementMarketing StrategyLanguages English Β· Hindi
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate β Databricks
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate β Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate β Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate β Microsoft
- DP-200 Implementing an Azure Data Solution β Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert β Microsoft
- Certified Scrum Master
From Abhishek's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fresco Capital
Adam Omar Shanti
Venture Partner at Fresco Capital
Allison Baum
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Andreas Seidler
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Angela Lee
Investor at 37 Angels
Angela Lee
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Christopher Scollo
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Daohong Shi
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
David Eaves
Impact Partner at Fresco Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Abhishek Kant?
- Abhishek Kant is a techno-marketing professional with 15 years of experience in IT services and products, with expertise in software development tools for scalable web and mobile platforms. He began his career in pre-sales at TechMahindra, then led Microsoft's community marketing for South Asia, and serves as Country Head managing Telerik's growth in India. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh (1999) and an MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai (2001), and is a Certified Scrum Master, Standards Professional, and Microsoft Certified Application Developer.
- Where does Abhishek Kant work?
- Abhishek Kant is Impact Partner at Fresco Capital.
- Where did Abhishek Kant go to school?
- Abhishek Kant studied at SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance); CCS (Chaudhary Charan Singh)University (Bachelor of Laws - LLB, Law); Panjab University (B.E., Chemical Engineering).
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Also attended SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)47
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Also attended Panjab University13
Toko SennaAssistant to the CEO / Office Manager (Brussels Office) at Newton BiocapitalGurpal SinghPrincipal Director, Saundh, Singh & Smith Lawyers at TiE Women Global Pitch CompetitionSanjeev AggarwalManaging Director at FundamentumCrista LewisDirector of Fund Operations at Brentwood AssociatesNavroop SahdevBoard of Advisors β Founder of Digital Economist Associate, Centre of Blockchain Technologies MIT Connections Fellow at Venture RockHardik DhamijaFounder at EduRev
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Shared employers
Also worked at Databricks103
Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arsalan TavakoliInvestor at Foundation CapitalAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalEryk DobrushkinInvestor at Index VenturesJules GsellInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Telerik/ Progress21
Hristo BorisovCo-founder & CEO of PayhawkBoyko KaradzhovCo-founder & CTO of PayhawkKonstantin DzhengozovCo-founder & CFO of PayhawkEsther DominguezGeneral Counsel at .406 VenturesJoseph AlsopInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersTien WongTech investor, entrepreneur, and CEO; Chairman & CEO of Opus8
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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,438
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at Satyam Computers24
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