Akash Pai
InvestorInvestor at Sand Hill Angels · Angel Investor and Board member at NuFund venture group at NuFund Venture Group
Palo Alto, California, United States
About
Akash Pai is founder of ZERObrush, a digital health company that uses AI and 3D scanning technology to manufacture custom oral care devices. He has raised over $11 million with backing from P&G Oral Care and manufacturing partnership with HP, and previously led product organizations at Microsoft and Intuit, where he built the Advertising Exchange and Payment Data Platform respectively. Pai holds 14 patents and is currently an angel investor and board member at NuFund Venture Group.
Experience
- NuFund Venture GroupAngel Investor and Board member at NuFund venture groupcurrent2022 — presentSan Diego County, California, United States
- ZERObrushFounder, Chief Product & Technology Officercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- IntuitGroup Product Manager. Intuit QuickBooks: Payments, Risk, and Customer 360 Data Platform2013 — 2018Mountain View
- Microsoft CorporationPrincipal Lead Product Manager. Microsoft Corp.2010 — 2013Mountain View, CA
- Yahoo! IncDirector of Product Management, Yahoo! Video2007 — 2010
- MicrosoftLead Product Manager, Microsoft Media Room, Video on Demand, Microsoft Visual Studio1995 — 2006
Skills & more
EntrepreneurshipGo-to-Market StrategyNew Product ImplementationsProduct StrategyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product LeadershipConsumer Products1Venture Capital4Angel Investing3Product Management20Start-ups5Go-to-market Strategy1
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Big DataMobile DevicesMobile AdvertisingOnline AdvertisingScalabilityCloud ComputingMobile ApplicationsAnalyticsPhysical AIStrategySaaSIPTVFrom Akash's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sand Hill Angels
Abha Singhvi
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Au
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Adam Wu
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Fisher
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alan Ren
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alexandr Ikriannikov
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Amanda Huang
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Amos Ben-Meir
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akash Pai?
- Akash Pai is founder of ZERObrush, a digital health company that uses AI and 3D scanning technology to manufacture custom oral care devices. He has raised over $11 million with backing from P&G Oral Care and manufacturing partnership with HP, and previously led product organizations at Microsoft and Intuit, where he built the Advertising Exchange and Payment Data Platform respectively. Pai holds 14 patents and is currently an angel investor and board member at NuFund Venture Group.
- Where does Akash Pai work?
- Akash Pai is at Sand Hill Angels.
- Where did Akash Pai go to school?
- Akash Pai studied at Harvard Business School (General Management, Business Administration and Management); Oregon State University (MS, Computer Science); VJTI - Bombay (BE, Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
Harvard Business School mafia323
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Oregon State University mafia13
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Mike WaxVisiting ScholarFounded KONUX +1Andrew BurtonBSFounded CommercetoolsPedro Torres-MackieBachelor of Science - BSFounded MatchbookPat ConnollyB.S.Founded SupermooncapitalPedro Torres PicónBachelor of Science - BSFounded MatchbookRyan HildebrandBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Seed
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Sand Hill Angels mafia10
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NuFund Venture Group mafia7
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystAdrianna MaInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Intuit103
Nate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsDavid HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic VenturesAnkita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpArjun AroraInvestor at Streamlined VenturesAdam CoccariManaging Director at HubSpot VenturesTekedra MawakanaCo-CEO of Waymo
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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,263
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Also worked at Yahoo! Inc313
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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