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Sashank Shivakumar
Former Senior Associate at Anzu Partners
San Diego, California
Writes $3M – $15M checks · typically $8M
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About
Sashank Shivakumar is a Product Engineer at Lam Research with expertise in materials science and manufacturing, specializing in refractory alloys and advanced ceramics. He has technical experience in high-temperature processing, vacuum systems, powder processing, and alloy and ceramics synthesis, with background in both R&D and early-stage ventures. His skill set includes tool development, failure analysis, and process validation.
Experience
- Lam ResearchProduct Engineercurrent2026 — present
- UC San DiegoPhD Candidate2020 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
- Argonne National LaboratoryGraduate Researcher2025Lemont, Illinois, United States
- Anzu PartnersSenior Analyst: VC Investment2022
- Institute for the Global Entrepreneur UC San DiegoShah Fellow: Technology Program Management2021 — 2022
- Paradromics IncEngineer: Materials Science & Technology Development2018 — 2020Austin, Texas, United States
- UC San DiegoVolunteer Researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant2017 — 2018San Diego County, California, United States
- IKP Knowledge ParkConsultant2015 — 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Skills & more
Teamwork7Prototyping1SolidWorks1ANSYS7Microsoft Office14Microsoft Word3Microsoft PowerPoint2Matlab10Applied ResearchAdvanced CeramicsMedical DevicesNeurotechnology
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StartupsProcess ValidationVenture Capitalstrategic evaluationMaterials SciencePhysicsMaterials ProcessingHigh Temperature MaterialsResearchScanning Electron MicroscopyProcess DevelopmentCADLanguages English · French · Tamil
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sashank Shivakumar?
- Sashank Shivakumar is a Product Engineer at Lam Research with expertise in materials science and manufacturing, specializing in refractory alloys and advanced ceramics. He has technical experience in high-temperature processing, vacuum systems, powder processing, and alloy and ceramics synthesis, with background in both R&D and early-stage ventures. His skill set includes tool development, failure analysis, and process validation.
- What check size does Sashank Shivakumar write?
- Sashank Shivakumar typically writes checks of $3M – $15M.
- Where did Sashank Shivakumar go to school?
- Sashank Shivakumar studied at UC San Diego (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Materials Science and Engineering); UC San Diego (Master of Science - MS, Materials Science and Engineering); University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management (Micro MBA and SPARK Program | Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Technology Commercialization).
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Also attended University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management36
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Also attended PES University25
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lam Research22
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Also worked at UC San Diego169
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Also worked at Argonne National Laboratory53
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