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About
Hemant Asher is a serial entrepreneur-turned-VC with over 30 years of experience building and exiting Silicon Valley tech startups. At Saama he focuses on early-stage enterprise technology; he co-founded Enquero (acquired by Genpact) and previously held leadership roles at Infosys.
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Board director at FirstHive
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FirstHive's investors · 7
Arka Venture LabsMumbai · $100K – $500K checks · since 2024Benhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checksInfo Edge VenturesGurgaon · $685K – $31M checksMela VenturesBengaluru · since 2022Saama CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $4M checksSUVAN VENTURESCupertinoTwin VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $150K checks · since 2024
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Experience
- SaamaPartnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GenpactChief Operating Officer, Analytics Services2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- EnqueroCo-Founder, COO & CFO2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- EnqueroCo-Founder and COO2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- EnqueroCo-Founder2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area and Lafayette, LA
- InfosysGlobal Client Partner - Strategic Accounts2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- InfosysHead Telecom OEM Segment2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- InfosysClient Partner, Telecom Service Provider Segment, India Business Unit2008 — 2010
- InfosysClient Partner, High Tech and Distribution2005 — 2008
- Valdero Corp.Head, Professional Services and Pre-Sales2001 — 2005Palo Alto, California, United States
- i3Connect Inc.Co-Founder1998 — 2001
- AkamaiProduct / Program Manager1999 — 2001
- Intranet 2001Founder and CEO1997 — 1999Columbus, Ohio
- Analysts International Corporation (AiC)Project Manager / Senior Consultant1994 — 1998
- HPSoftware Engineer / Business Analyst1991 — 1994
Skills & more
Global Delivery99Program Management99Pre-sales99Offshoring4CRM16Business Transformation11Management Consulting10Consulting41Software Development14Vendor Management22IT Strategy31Start-ups20
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Professional ServicesTelecommunicationsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Enterprise SoftwareTeam ManagementStrategyManagementLeadershipFrom Hemant's professional profile.
Colleagues at Saama Capital
Amrita Barthakur
Partner at Saama Capital
Ann Oliver
Office Manager at Saama Capital
Arpan Kapoor
Associate at Saama Capital
Ash Lilani
Founder and Managing Partner at Saama Capital
Ashit (Ash) Ranjit Lilani
General Partner at Saama Capital
Chetan Khatri
Senior Associate - Finance at Saama Capital
Kiranbir Nag
Partner at Saama Capital
Madhu SR
Office Assistant at Saama Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hemant Asher?
- Hemant Asher is a serial entrepreneur-turned-VC with over 30 years of experience building and exiting Silicon Valley tech startups. At Saama he focuses on early-stage enterprise technology; he co-founded Enquero (acquired by Genpact) and previously held leadership roles at Infosys.
- Where does Hemant Asher work?
- Hemant Asher is Partner at Saama Capital and Board director at FirstHive.
- Where did Hemant Asher go to school?
- Hemant Asher studied at Capital University (MBA); University of Mumbai (BS, Computer Science).
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