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Ishan Sachdev

Investor

Partner at Deciens

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Ishan Sachdev is a Partner at Deciens Capital, a seed-stage venture fund investing in FinTech. His earlier investing roles spanned Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital Ventures, and PSG Equity, and he co-founded MIT Alumni Angels; operationally, he worked at iPay, a Bain Capital Ventures portfolio company acquired by Jack Henry, and at the US Department of the Treasury. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School along with a Master of Engineering and a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

EnergyFintechInsurTechPropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Deciens CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
  2. Deciens CapitalPartner2021 — 2022
  3. PSGVice President2018 — 2020
  4. MIT Alumni Angels of BostonCo-Founder and Managing Director2014 — 2018
  5. Harvard Business SchoolResearch Associate2013 — 2015Greater Boston
  6. US TreasurySummer Policy Advisor, Office of Capital Markets2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  7. iPay TechnologiesAssistant to the President2009 — 2010
  8. Bain Capital VenturesAssociate2007 — 2009
  9. Goldman SachsProprietary Trader2005 — 2007

Skills & more

Venture Capital28M&A1Startups3Payments1Capital Markets8Financial TechnologyMobile1Investments11Start-ups29Entrepreneurship19SaaS6Mergers & Acquisitions11
+9 moreBusiness PlanningPortfolio ManagementMobile DevicesBusiness StrategyStrategyFinancial ModelingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)ValuationEmerging Markets

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Investments

Investor

SpartacusStarcityTint

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Deciens

Aelin Kim
Chief Financial Officer at Deciens
Aelin Kim, CPA
Chief Financial Officer at Deciens
Amy Slater
VP Operations & Marketing at Deciens
Cutler Cook
Venture Partner at Deciens
Daniel Kimerling
Managing Partner at Deciens
Doug Ross
Investor at DigitalDx Ventures
Maddie McCullough
Senior Marketing Manager at Deciens
Rob Ryan
Senior Associate at CVS Health Ventures

Network1

Daniel Kimerling
Managing Partner at Deciens

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ishan Sachdev?
Ishan Sachdev is a Partner at Deciens Capital, a seed-stage venture fund investing in FinTech. His earlier investing roles spanned Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital Ventures, and PSG Equity, and he co-founded MIT Alumni Angels; operationally, he worked at iPay, a Bain Capital Ventures portfolio company acquired by Jack Henry, and at the US Department of the Treasury. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School along with a Master of Engineering and a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.
Where does Ishan Sachdev work?
Ishan Sachdev is Partner at Deciens.
What does Ishan Sachdev invest in?
Ishan Sachdev invests in Energy, Fintech, InsurTech, PropTech, SaaS.
What check size does Ishan Sachdev write?
Ishan Sachdev typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What boards does Ishan Sachdev sit on?
Ishan Sachdev holds tracked board seats at 3F Captive Services, beatBread, Gynger INCUBATED FinTech New York, June Point Lending, Pippin Title, Tint.
What companies has Ishan Sachdev invested in?
Investments tracked here include Spartacus, Starcity, Tint.
Where did Ishan Sachdev go to school?
Ishan Sachdev studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng., Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).

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