Akshay Bhushan
InvestorAdvisor at CRE Venture Capital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Writes $25K – $20M checks · typically $50K
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About
Akshay Bhushan, former Flipkart corporate development founding member who opened his firm's Singapore office, invests early in small-business infrastructure across a unified India–Southeast Asia market, prioritizing ROI and global teams.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Experience
- ACM HoldingsManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- TracxnBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- CRE Venture CapitalAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartner2015 — 2022Singapore
- Flipkart.comInvestments / M&A2014 — 2015Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- WhalelogixCo-Founder2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Accel PartnersInvestment Professional2010 — 2011Greater Bengaluru Area
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2007 — 2010
- MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2006
- MicrosoftProgram Manager Intern2005
- Citi GroupIntern2004
- OracleIntern2003
Skills & more
Emerging Technologies12CRM6
Languages English · German
From Akshay's professional profile.
Colleagues at CRE Venture Capital
Network7
Vinod KhoslaScout
Founder of Khosla Ventures
Stanley TangScout
Co-founder of DoorDash
Adrian LiScout
Founder and Managing Partner at AC Ventures
Bejul Somaia
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Nnamdi Iregbulem
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Rajinder Balaraman
Managing Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)
Travis Scher
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at NIV
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akshay Bhushan?
- Akshay Bhushan, former Flipkart corporate development founding member who opened his firm's Singapore office, invests early in small-business infrastructure across a unified India–Southeast Asia market, prioritizing ROI and global teams.
- Where does Akshay Bhushan work?
- Akshay Bhushan is Advisor at CRE Venture Capital.
- What does Akshay Bhushan invest in?
- Akshay Bhushan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Akshay Bhushan write?
- Akshay Bhushan typically writes checks of $25K – $20M.
- Where did Akshay Bhushan go to school?
- Akshay Bhushan studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Entrepreneurial Management, Finance); Georgia Institute of Technology (BS, Computer Science); VNS.
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology565
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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Also attended National Public School Indiranagar3
Shared employers
Also worked at Whalelogix1
Also worked at Accel Partners136
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Also worked at Bain & Company1,094
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Also worked at Microsoft1,852
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