Fundraising Fox

Gulshan Dhanani

Investor

Associate at Avataar Venture Partners

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Gulshan Dhanani is a SaaS operator who previously served as Chief of Staff to the founders and then Head of Revenue Operations at Yellow.ai, working across go-to-market areas including GenAI product monetization, account-health scoring, sales compensation, and international expansion. Earlier, he was a strategy consultant at Deloitte handling healthcare and financial services engagements, and began his career as a software engineer at Citigroup. He holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a Civil Engineering degree from IIT Roorkee.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

SaaS

Experience

  1. Avataar Venture PartnersInvestment Professionalcurrent2024 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Yellow.aiHead, Revenue Strategy and Operations2022 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. Yellow.aiChief Of Staff2021 — 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. Campus FundInvestment Partner2020 — 2023
  5. Deloitte ConsultingConsultant2020 — 2021Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  6. ExpertronsGrowth & Product | Founders' Office2020
  7. Kyt VenturesInvestment Team2020
  8. Athena CapitalInvestment Banking Intern2020
  9. Deloitte ConsultingConsultant2019Greater Hyderabad Area
  10. CitiOperations and Technology Analyst II2017 — 2018Pune, Maharashtra, India
  11. CitiOperations & Technology Analyst2016 — 2017Pune, Maharashtra, India
  12. Wipro LimitedAnalyst2015India

Skills & more

CommunicationBias for ActionProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsLeadership CommunicationPublic Speaking6Teamwork5English4Business Planning2Operations2Stakeholder RelationsKey Performance Indicators
+12 moreBusiness StrategyStakeholder ManagementInvestingData virtualizationVenture CapitalInvestment AnalysisScenario PlanningProject ManagementObjectives and Key Results (OKRs)Business MetricsExecutive-level CommunicationBusiness Reviews

Languages Bengali · English · Hindi

  • CII-SCMPro (Supply Chain Management Professional) — Confederation of Indian Industry
  • Cleared CFA Level 1 Examination (June 2019) — CFA Institute
  • Six Sigma Green Belt — Udemy

From Gulshan's professional profile.

Colleagues at Avataar Venture Partners

Amit Kumar
Head - Finance COE at Avataar Venture Partners
Anirudh Singh
Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Arjun Vikas
Director at Avataar Venture Partners
Dinky Sanghvi
VP Finance at Avataar Venture Partners
Ganesh Nayak
Fundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture Partners
George Thangadurai
Operating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Krish Kupathil
Operating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Krushi Jain
Associate at Avataar Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gulshan Dhanani?
Gulshan Dhanani is a SaaS operator who previously served as Chief of Staff to the founders and then Head of Revenue Operations at Yellow.ai, working across go-to-market areas including GenAI product monetization, account-health scoring, sales compensation, and international expansion. Earlier, he was a strategy consultant at Deloitte handling healthcare and financial services engagements, and began his career as a software engineer at Citigroup. He holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a Civil Engineering degree from IIT Roorkee.
Where does Gulshan Dhanani work?
Gulshan Dhanani is Associate at Avataar Venture Partners.
What does Gulshan Dhanani invest in?
Gulshan Dhanani invests in SaaS.
Where did Gulshan Dhanani go to school?
Gulshan Dhanani studied at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (B.Tech, Civil Engineering).

Founder mafias

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee mafia31

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Shantanu AgarwalB.TechFounded Sustaera +1Vivek PrakashB.Tech & M.TechFounded Hackerearth +1Divij GoyalBachelors of technologyFounded Mindbase +1Anshu AgarwalB.S.Founded NimbellaShashank KumarB. Tech.Founded RazorpayVikesh KhannaB.Tech.Founded Ambient.ai

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Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad mafia19

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Pascal UngerMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded FocalAjay SrinivasanPost Graduate Diploma in ManagementFounded AdityabirlacapitalSatish TalluriMBAFounded Neptune.ioNeerav JainSummer School on Quantitative Business ResearchFounded CityfurnishAnurag BhattPGPFounded SprintAIPranay PrateekMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded SigNoz

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Avataar Venture Partners mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

George ThangaduraiBusiness DevelopmentFounded Heal SoftwareKrish KupathilPartnerFounded Quest GlobalMike MulicaAdvisorFounded Actility

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad127

Kulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanPiyush KharbandaGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kanika MayarPartner, Investment & ESG Officer at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Ankita BalotiaPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAmrit RajPartner & Chief Marketing Officer at Jungle VenturesPranjal KhandelwalAnalyst, Investments at Lightbox

+ 121 more

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee62

Anshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergePranjal KhandelwalAnalyst, Investments at LightboxPramit SinghiAssociate at Titan CapitalShantanu AgarwalAdvisory Board Member at Titanium Innovation InvestmentsSameer NandaInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsSaharsh SharmaVice President - Investments at Chiratae Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Deloitte Consulting1,277

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at Investinor

+ 1,271 more

Also worked at Kyt Ventures1

Siddhartha DubeyInvestment Team at Pavestone

Also worked at Citi766

Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft

+ 760 more

Also worked at Wipro Limited53

Sumit JoharAdvisor at Clear VenturesPatrick EnnisVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesDipanjan BasuCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpSiddharth GuptaVP - Finance at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpArpit BeriManaging Partner, India at Jungle Ventures

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