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Darshan Somashekar

Investor

Venture Partner at TMV Logistics

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $10M checks Β· typically $1M

About

Darshan Somashekar is a Venture Partner at TMV focusing on ed tech and the future of work. He previously co-founded drop.io (acquired by Facebook in 2010) and Imagine Easy Solutions (acquired by Chegg in 2016), after which he served as Chegg's Vice President of Product for its Writing Tools group, and began his career as an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company. He is currently building Unwind Media, a casual gaming platform whose main brand is Solitaired.

Invests in

EdTechFuture of Work

Experience

  1. Unwind MediaCo-Foundercurrent2019 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. TMVVenture Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. Sota PartnersEntrepreneurcurrent2019 β€” presentGreater New York City Area
  4. Chegg Inc.Co-founder, Writing Productivity Tools2016 β€” 2019Greater New York City Area
  5. Chegg.comVP of Product, Writing Tools2016 β€” 2019Greater New York City Area
  6. Imagine Easy Solutions, LLCCo-Founder2001 β€” 2019
  7. Drop.ioCo-founder2007 β€” 2008New York, NY
  8. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2005 β€” 2007New York, NY

Education

  1. Brown UniversityBachelor of Arts, Public Policy2001 β€” 2005

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship31Management Consulting16Strategic Consulting11Start-ups29Market Entry6Online Advertising7Strategy15Angel Investing7Online Marketing18Social Media Marketing5Research8Digital Media3
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