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Ashis Nayak

Investor

Founding Partner at Shastra VC

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Ashis drives portfolio management and ecosystem partnerships at Shastra VC, and leads investments in marketplaces, B2B commerce, climate tech, and enterprise/SMB SaaS.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareSaaSSpace Tech

Experience

  1. Shastra VCFounding Partnercurrent2022 — presentBangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
  2. AutoninjaCo-Founder2013 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. Moontara Technovations Pvt LtdChief Operating Officer2012 — 2013Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. NetAppProduct Manager2011 — 2012Bangalore
  5. Aditya Birla GroupIntern in Birla Copper (Marketing Strategy team)2010Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  6. IntelSystem Programmer2006 — 2009Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Management BangaloreMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management2009 — 2011
  2. National Institute of Technology CalicutBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science2002 — 2006

Skills & more

Product Management55Analytics54Business Analysis46Product Marketing15Data Analysis2Business Strategy70Agile MethodologiesBusiness Development44Marketing Strategy18Competitive Analysis19Start-ups5Entrepreneurship2
+6 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipLead GenerationCRMMobile ApplicationsStrategyManagement

From Ashis's professional profile.

Colleagues at Shastra VC

Aditya Ray
Investment Fellow at Shastra VC
Arushi Bhatt
Investment Analyst at Shastra VC
Avijeet Alagathi
Managing Partner at Shastra VC
Hansika
Investment Fellow at Shastra VC
Jivesh Madan
Principal at Shastra VC
Pratiti Chakraborty
Compliance and Portfolio Management at Shastra VC
Saarthak Laturiya
Investment Fellow at Shastra VC
Shachi Jalote
Investment Analyst at Shastra VC

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ashis Nayak work?
Ashis Nayak is Founding Partner at Shastra VC.
What does Ashis Nayak invest in?
Ashis Nayak invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS, Space Tech.

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore72

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Also attended National Institute of Technology Calicut6

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Shared employers

Also worked at Autoninja3

Veenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Vasant RaoManaging Partner at Shastra VCAbhinav DasFounder at Orangewood Labs

Also worked at NetApp37

Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesKamesh RaghavendraChief Product Officer at The HiveLucy MangasGo-To-Market at Roble VenturesCindy WorthingtonInvestor Relations Advisor at How Women InvestMoe KermaniManaging Partner at Vanedge Capital

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Also worked at Aditya Birla Group7

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Also worked at Intel331

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