Where does Harsh Sahai work?

Harsh Sahai is Founder of Bridgetown Research.

What companies did Harsh Sahai found?

Harsh Sahai founded Bridgetown Research.

Where did Harsh Sahai go to school?

Harsh Sahai studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master's degree); INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Mechanical Engineering).

Harsh Sahai

Founder

Founder at Bridgetown Research

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedBridgetown Research

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About

Harsh Sahai is CEO and Co-Founder of Bridgetown Research, a company developing an AI workbench for strategy professionals and investors. He previously worked in applied machine learning at Amazon and on business problems at McKinsey & Co. Bridgetown Research is backed by Accel, Lightspeed, and several US-based AI/ML research institutions.

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Bridgetown Research's investors · 3

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks Blue CollectiveBrooklyn · $250K – $2M checks Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks

Experience

Bridgetown ResearchCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2022 — 2023
McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2020 — 2022
McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2019
AmazonLead Research Scientist2016 — 2018Seattle, Washington
AmazonResearch Scientist2015 — 2016Seattle, Washington, United States

Skills & more

Commercial Due DiligenceValue CreationSoftware DevelopmentProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyStatistical Modeling4Optimization6R4Machine Learning6Statistics6Python2SQL1

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Microsoft ExcelStrategic ConsultingFinancial ModelingProject Management

Languages English · French · Hindi · Spanish

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Who is Harsh Sahai?: Harsh Sahai is CEO and Co-Founder of Bridgetown Research, a company developing an AI workbench for strategy professionals and investors. He previously worked in applied machine learning at Amazon and on business problems at McKinsey & Co. Bridgetown Research is backed by Accel, Lightspeed, and several US-based AI/ML research institutions.
Where does Harsh Sahai work?: Harsh Sahai is Founder of Bridgetown Research.
What companies did Harsh Sahai found?: Harsh Sahai founded Bridgetown Research.
Where did Harsh Sahai go to school?: Harsh Sahai studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master's degree); INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Mechanical Engineering).

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