JB is Investment Partner at Black Seed.

Where did JB go to school?

JB studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B Tech, Metallurgy).

JB

Investor

Investment Partner at Black Seed

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

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About

JB is a General Partner at Shift Left Ventures, a pre-seed B2B fund focused on idea-stage startups, and is affiliated with Zemoso Labs, a design, AI, and engineering studio that works with startups, enterprises, and corporate incubators. Over 22 years, JB has worked as an investor, entrepreneur, and chief executive, including a role as Principal at a $120 million private equity fund and as an early engineer at Zoho. JB's ventures include a startup acquired by SAP AG (YASU), a startup that closed (ICUMI), and Zemoso Labs, which has worked with more than 50 startups and several Fortune 500 companies.

Experience

Shift Left VenturesGeneral Partner at Shift Left Ventures | Pre-Seed B2B Idea Stage VCcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
Zemoso TechnologiesFounder/CEO, Zemoso Labs | Idea-to-Scale Product Design & Engineeringcurrent2012 — presentDallas, Texas, United States
ICUMI TechnologiesFounder, Failed Consumer Startup2009 — 2012
TVS Capital Funds LimitedPrincipal2008 — 2010
SAP LabsVP2007 — 2008
YASU Technologies (acquired by SAP AG)CEO/Founder YASU (acquired by SAP)1999 — 2007
Zoho Corporation (Formerly Adventnet)Early Engineering/Product Management1997 — 1999
Infosys TechnologiesSenior Software Engineer1995 — 1997

Skills & more

SaaS22Enterprise Software49Business Modeling12Business Process Re-engineering6SDLC13Business Planning14Entrepreneurship30Product Management35Sales & Marketing Leadership6Start-ups17Mergers & Acquisitions5Analytics8

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Strategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyGo-to-market StrategyMobile DevicesCloud ComputingVenture CapitalE-commerceBusiness IntelligenceConsultingMobile Phone AppsStrategyManagement

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Frequently asked questions

Who is JB?: JB is a General Partner at Shift Left Ventures, a pre-seed B2B fund focused on idea-stage startups, and is affiliated with Zemoso Labs, a design, AI, and engineering studio that works with startups, enterprises, and corporate incubators. Over 22 years, JB has worked as an investor, entrepreneur, and chief executive, including a role as Principal at a $120 million private equity fund and as an early engineer at Zoho. JB's ventures include a startup acquired by SAP AG (YASU), a startup that closed (ICUMI), and Zemoso Labs, which has worked with more than 50 startups and several Fortune 500 companies.
Where does JB work?: JB is Investment Partner at Black Seed.
Where did JB go to school?: JB studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B Tech, Metallurgy).