Saurabh Sharma
InvestorGeneral Partner at Jump Capital · Partner - Head of Venture Investments at Jump Crypto · Director at NowSecure
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.
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Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech
Director at NowSecure
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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
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Emerging MarketsInvestmentsFinancial AnalysisVenture CapitalPortfolio ManagementCorporate DevelopmentHedge FundsProject FinanceStrategy DevelopmentStrategyBusiness StrategyCapital MarketsLanguages English · French · Hindi
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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.
- What companies has Saurabh Sharma invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Conducto, Ironscales, LinkSquares, Curv, Symbl.ai.
- 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).
- Does Saurabh Sharma lead rounds?
- Yes — Saurabh Sharma has led 3 tracked investments.
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Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business944
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Shared employers
Also worked at Forward Industries (Nasdaq: FWDI)6
Also worked at Certora1
Also worked at Eventus Systems7
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