Where does Harshita Mira Venkatesh work?

Harshita Mira Venkatesh is Principal at Avesta Fund.

Where did Harshita Mira Venkatesh go to school?

Harshita Mira Venkatesh studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Rochester (Bachelor's Degree, Applied Mathematics and Financial Economics).

Harshita Mira Venkatesh

Investor

Principal at Avesta Fund

United States

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152 people in our graph share verified history with Harshita — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Rishi ModiunlockedHarshita: together at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (2019–2021)

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×2Harshita: together at Rivian

About

Principal focused on commercializing early-stage climate and deep-tech technologies. She was a Business Fellow in the inaugural Breakthrough Energy Fellows cohort, interned with Rivian's corporate development team, and worked as an economic consultant at Charles River Associates. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

h•••@avesta.fundreveal

Experience

Avesta FundPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
Avesta FundInvestment Associate2024
Breakthrough EnergyBusiness Fellow2021 — 2023United States
City of Albany, CaliforniaVice Chair - Climate Action Committee2021 — 2022Albany, California, United States
RivianStrategy Intern, Corporate Development2020Palo Alto, California, United States
Charles River AssociatesAssociate2017 — 2019Chicago, Illinois
Charles River AssociatesAnalyst2016 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
Edgeworth Economics, L.L.C.Consulting Intern2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Insight Financial Strategists LLCSummer Intern2014Greater Boston
University of RochesterResearch Assistant - Department of Mathematics2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
University of RochesterResearch Assistant-Department of Economics2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area
(BASWA) Business Union of the South WedgeFinance Intern2013Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Project ManagementFundraisingMentoringSustainabilityCommercializationBuild Strong RelationshipsMicrosoft Excel2Microsoft Office1Data Analysis5Research1Microsoft Word1Economics3

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Languages English · Tamil

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Colleagues at Avesta Fund

Chris Richardson

Venture Partner at Avesta Fund

Srikant Vasan

Managing Partner at Avesta Fund

Stuart Davidson

Founding Partner at Avesta Fund

Zoe Welz

Principal at Avesta Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Harshita Mira Venkatesh?: Principal focused on commercializing early-stage climate and deep-tech technologies. She was a Business Fellow in the inaugural Breakthrough Energy Fellows cohort, interned with Rivian's corporate development team, and worked as an economic consultant at Charles River Associates. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
Where does Harshita Mira Venkatesh work?: Harshita Mira Venkatesh is Principal at Avesta Fund.
Where did Harshita Mira Venkatesh go to school?: Harshita Mira Venkatesh studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Rochester (Bachelor's Degree, Applied Mathematics and Financial Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Avesta Fund3

Srikant VasanManaging Partner at Avesta Fund Zoe WelzPrincipal at Avesta Fund Chris RichardsonVenture Partner at Avesta Fund

Also worked at Breakthrough Energy56

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Also worked at University of Rochester29

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