Saurabh Sharma
InvestorGeneral Partner at Jump Capital · Partner - Head of Venture Investments at Jump Crypto
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Writes $500K – $15M checks
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
Education
- Cornell UniversityMaster's Degree, Computer Science
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship & Finance
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
From Saurabh's professional profile.
Colleagues at Jump Capital
Aqil Pasha
Vice President at Jump Capital
Eliza Chamberlain
Senior Associate at Jump Capital
Elizabeth de Saint-Aignan
Partner at Jump Capital
Jason Felger
Partner at Jump Capital
Kasey Mitria
Operations Manager at Jump Capital
Kian Katanforoosh
Investor at Jump Capital
Mike McMahon
Co-Founder and Partner at Jump Capital
Miles Scheffler
Data & Operations Analyst at Jump Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University703
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business476
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