Saurabh Sharma
InvestorGeneral Partner at Jump Capital · Partner - Head of Venture Investments at Jump Crypto
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Writes $500K – $15M checks
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About
Saurabh Sharma is a partner-level CIO who oversees a firm's broader crypto strategy, shapes market narratives at top conferences, and reframes verified users and on-chain proofs as cross-domain distribution primitives.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Experience
- Jump TradingChief Investment Officer - AI Infrastructure, Cryptocurrent2022 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Jump CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Forward Industries (Nasdaq: FWDI)Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- FigureMember of the Board (Observer)current2024 — present
- CertoraMember of Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
- LayerX SecurityMember of the Board (Observer)current2025 — present
- TrueFoundryMember of the Board (Observer)current2025 — present
- Prompt SecurityMember of Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- P2P.orgMember of the Board (Observer)current2022 — present
- 0x LabsMember of the Board (Observer)current2022 — present
- RescaleMember of the Board (Observer)current2016 — present
- Foretellix LtdMember of the Board (Observer)current2018 — present
- The Compute CollectiveHost & Organizercurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- BenchPrepMember of the Board (Observer)current2019 — present
- Eventus SystemsMember of the Board (Observer)current2020 — present
- Prophecy.ioInvestor and Advisorcurrent2019 — present
- BitnomialMember of Board Of Directors2022 — 2024
- ParadigmMember of Board Of Directors2021 — 2024
- ShipaMember of the Board of Directors2019 — 2023
- IRONSCALESMember of Board of Directors2020 — 2022
- Indico DataMember of Board of Directors2020 — 2022
- LinkSquaresMember of Board of Directors2020 — 2022
- Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA)Member of Board of Directors2018 — 2021
- Sight MachineMember of Board of Directors2016 — 2021
- Gauss SurgicalMember of the Board (Observer)2017 — 2021
- FlashpointMember of the Board (Observer)2016 — 2021
- SiemplifyMember of Board of Directors2018 — 2021
- NowSecureMember of Board of Directors2017 — 2021
- Cloud Conformity (acquired by Trend Micro)Member of the Board (Observer)2018 — 2019
- GrouponHead of Relevance Strategy (Personalization) / Head of Operations & Marketing - ideeli2013 — 2015Chicago / Greater New York City area
- LightbankVice President2012 — 2013Chicago / Greater New York City Area
- Barclays CapitalAssistant Vice President, Investment Banking2010 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
- BenchPrepProduct / Business Development2009 — 2010Greater Chicago area
- ICICI VenturePrivate Equity Senior Associate2008Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Lehman BrothersQuant Trading & Structuring (Interest Rates Desk)2004 — 2008New York / London
- InriaResearcher / Associate Engineer2002 — 2003Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
MergersLeveraged FinanceInvestment Banking8Private Equity12EquitiesEnergyLBO1Credit AnalysisFinancial Modeling16Valuation6Corporate Finance8Due Diligence
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Emerging MarketsInvestmentsFinancial AnalysisVenture CapitalPortfolio ManagementCorporate DevelopmentHedge FundsProject FinanceStrategy DevelopmentStrategyBusiness StrategyCapital MarketsLanguages English · French · Hindi
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Colleagues at Jump Capital
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Vice President at Jump Capital
Eliza Chamberlain
Senior Associate at Jump Capital
Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan
Partner at Jump Capital
Ian McCabe
Associate at Endeavour Capital
Jason Felger
Partner at Jump Capital
Kasey Mitria
Operations Manager at Jump Capital
Michael Goldstein
General Counsel at APX
Mike McMahon
Co-Founder and Partner at Jump Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Saurabh Sharma?
- Saurabh Sharma is a partner-level CIO who oversees a firm's broader crypto strategy, shapes market narratives at top conferences, and reframes verified users and on-chain proofs as cross-domain distribution primitives.
- Where does Saurabh Sharma work?
- Saurabh Sharma is General Partner at Jump Capital.
- What does Saurabh Sharma invest in?
- Saurabh Sharma invests in Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Fintech.
- What check size does Saurabh Sharma write?
- Saurabh Sharma typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.
- Where did Saurabh Sharma go to school?
- Saurabh Sharma studied at Cornell University (Master's Degree, Computer Science); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship & Finance).
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business785
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