Mahesh Kumar
InvestorInvestor at Sony Ventures Corporation · Principal at Rebright Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
About
Leads Rebright's India investment strategy. Previously spent over four years at the Sony Innovation Fund shaping its India portfolio across fintech, healthcare, and emerging technologies. Holds a master's in computer engineering from IIT Madras with a focus on NLP.
Experience
- Rebright PartnersInvestmentscurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Sony Innovation FundIndia Investments2020 — 2025India
- Sony India Software CentreTechnical Specialist2017 — 2019Greater Bengaluru Area
- Sony CorporationSoftware Engineer2012 — 2017Greater Tokyo Area
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningPublic SpeakingNegotiationTeam ManagementManagementProgramming7Artificial Intelligence6Software Quality Assurance2Data Structures3Machine Learning4Computer Network Operations2Algorithms1
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Product ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Agile MethodologiesVendor ManagementProject ManagementBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentCBloggerPythonNatural Language ProcessingData ExtractionLanguages English · Hindi · Japanese · Kannada · Tamil
From Mahesh's professional profile.
Colleagues at Sony Ventures Corporation
Aadit Parikh
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Andrew Yi
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Antonio Avitabile
Managing Director EU at Sony Ventures Corporation
Asuki Taguchi
Portfolio Management at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsushi Kitagawa
Managing Director Japan at Sony Ventures Corporation
Atsuto Ueno
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Austin Noronha
Managing Director at Sony Ventures Corporation
Chieko Tazuke
Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mahesh Kumar?
- Leads Rebright's India investment strategy. Previously spent over four years at the Sony Innovation Fund shaping its India portfolio across fintech, healthcare, and emerging technologies. Holds a master's in computer engineering from IIT Madras with a focus on NLP.
- Where does Mahesh Kumar work?
- Mahesh Kumar is Investor at Sony Ventures Corporation.
- Where did Mahesh Kumar go to school?
- Mahesh Kumar studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Master of Technology - MTech, Computer Science).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sony Innovation Fund14
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