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Akshay Sharma

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Partner at FirsthandVC

Palo Alto, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Akshay Sharma is Managing Partner at Multiversal Ventures. He invests in healthcare, artificial intelligence, fintech, and private equity, and has held roles at Fenero.ai and Lyric.ai.

Experience

  1. Multiversal VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentSanta Clara, CA
  2. Lyric - Clarity in motion.AI @ Lyriccurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Lyric - Clarity in motion.Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer2023 — 2025California, United States
  4. Firsthand AllianceLP / investorcurrent2022 — present
  5. Elevance HealthEntrepreneur In Residence2022 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. Second Innings CapitalFounding Partner2021 — 2023Santa Clara, California, United States
  7. TEDxSanFrancisco: Dare To KnowChief Technology Officer (Volunteer)2019 — 2022San Francisco
  8. HOTG.AICEO, Co-Founder2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  9. HOTG.AICo-Founder2020 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  10. IEEEVice Chair IEEE-SA IC19-004 DCT- Decentralized Clinical Trials (Novel digital biomarkers work group)2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  11. SharecareAI Advisor2022
  12. SharecareExecutive Vice President, Artificial Intelligence2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
  13. doc.aiChief Technology Officer2017 — 2022Palo Alto
  14. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesJudge2019San Francisco Bay Area
  15. SwastFounder, Swast2017
  16. Human APIHead of Product2015 — 2017
  17. Human APIHead Of Engineering2014 — 2016Redwood City, CA
  18. EnsightenLead Sr. Software Engineer - II2013 — 2014Cupertino, usa
  19. PixelSimpleCo-founder2011 — 2012Bangalore / USA
  20. i3 ResearchSoftware Engineer2010 — 2011Basking Ridge, NJ
  21. 3MSoftware Engineer2004 — 2010Saint Paul, MN

Skills & more

SQL23XML11Java11Databases3Software Development39Integration7Architectures5Data Analysis3Big Data5Scalability6FlexWeb Analytics2
+6 moreProduct DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesArchitectureDistributed SystemsJava Enterprise EditionManagement

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Colleagues at FirsthandVC

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Mike Kreaden
Partner at FirsthandVC
Phil Calvin
Investor at FirsthandVC
Samuel Yuk Lai Suen
Partner at FirsthandVC
Simon Chan
Managing Partner at FirsthandVC
Tatyana Mamut
Partner at FirsthandVC

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Mike KreadenScout
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Raymond YipScout
Venture Partner at Mount Parker Ventures
Tatyana MamutScout
Partner at FirsthandVC
Samuel Yuk Lai Suen
Partner at FirsthandVC
Sriram Iyer
Investor at FirsthandVC
Timothy Wee
Partner at FirsthandVC
Yunkai Zhou
Partner at FirsthandVC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Akshay Sharma?
Akshay Sharma is Managing Partner at Multiversal Ventures. He invests in healthcare, artificial intelligence, fintech, and private equity, and has held roles at Fenero.ai and Lyric.ai.
Where does Akshay Sharma work?
Akshay Sharma is Partner at FirsthandVC.
What check size does Akshay Sharma write?
Akshay Sharma typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Akshay Sharma go to school?
Akshay Sharma studied at Visvesvaraya Technological University (B.E, Information Science and Engineering); PES University (PESIT); Kendriya Vidyalaya.

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