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Ashish Kumar

Investor

Partner at Fundamentum

New Delhi, India

Writes $25M – $40M checks · typically $25M

About

Ashish Kumar is co-founder and general partner at Fundamentum Frontier Advisors (F2A) and Fundamentum, venture capital firms focused on frontier technology, AI, and deep tech in India. He has 25 years of experience in technology, including three years at Microsoft, founding and operating three technology companies across software services, travel tech, and software marketplaces, and deploying approximately $100 million across more than 10 investments. His investment approach emphasizes early-stage, category-defining companies in frontier technology sectors where India has structural advantages.

Experience

  1. F2A (Fundamentum Frontier Advisors)General Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. The Fundamentum PartnershipCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2021 — presentGurugram
  3. The Fundamentum PartnershipPartner2017 — 2021New Delhi, Delhi, India
  4. WhizzoInvestor and Board Membercurrent2026 — presentBengaluru
  5. GeniemodeInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — presentIndia
  6. AppsForBharatInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  7. WishlinkInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — presentGurugram, Haryana, India
  8. Kuku FMInvestorcurrent2022 — presentIndia
  9. SpinnyInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  10. FarEye - Enabling Digital LogisticsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  11. PharmEasyInvestorcurrent2021 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
  12. PharmEasyInvestor and Board Member2018 — 2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  13. Indian Angel NetworkInvestor2013 — 2018New Delhi Area, India
  14. ClayRop WellnessFounder and CEO2015 — 2016Gurgaon
  15. Multiple companiesTechnology Consultant / Evangelist2014 — 2015Gurgaon, India
  16. Kellton Tech Solutions LimitedChief Executive Officer2011 — 2014Gurgaon, India
  17. Tekriti SoftwareFounder and CEO2005 — 2011Gurgaon, India
  18. USourceITCo-Founder and Director of Technology2007 — 2010Gurgaon, India
  19. TBO.COMBusiness Initiator and Investor2007 — 2009Gurgaon, India
  20. GlobalLogicModule Lead2004 — 2005Noida Area, India

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurB. Tech, Computer Science and Engineering1997 — 2001
  2. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Private Equity and Venture Capital2019
  3. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Education, Family Office Wealth Management2020
  4. Indian School of BusinessExecutive Education, Leading Business Transformation in the age of AI2020

Skills & more

Web 2.045SaaS22Drupal11Open Source14Android15Enterprise Software26Software as a Service (SaaS)3Venture Capital39Lead Generation63Mobile Applications99Product Management71Start-ups99
+12 moreE-commerceCloud ComputingEntrepreneurshipWeb ApplicationsOutsourcingAgile Project ManagementSoftware DesignIntegrationProduct DevelopmentStrategic PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsMobile Devices

Languages English · Hindi

From Ashish's professional profile.

Colleagues at Fundamentum

Nandan Nilekani
General Partner at Fundamentum
Prateek Jain
Principal at Fundamentum
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Managing Director at Fundamentum

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ashish Kumar work?
Ashish Kumar is Partner at Fundamentum.
What check size does Ashish Kumar write?
Ashish Kumar typically writes checks of $25M – $40M.

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur79

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Also attended Indian School of Business77

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Shared employers

Also worked at The Fundamentum Partnership2

Sanjeev AggarwalManaging Director at FundamentumPrateek JainPrincipal at Fundamentum

Also worked at PharmEasy2

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Also worked at Indian Angel Network14

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Also worked at Microsoft Corporation1,066

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