Fundraising Fox

Shashank Deshpande

Investor

Managing Partner at Pentathlon Ventures

India

Writes $25K – $100K checks Β· typically $50K

About

Founding Partner specializing in product-market fit and design-driven innovation for startups.

Experience

  1. CubytsCo-Founder & Chief Business Officercurrent2022 β€” presentPune, Maharashtra, India
  2. Pentathlon VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentPune, India
  3. GlobantChief Design Officer - Asia2015 β€” 2019Pune Area, India
  4. GlobantCo-Founder & President2008 β€” 2015
  5. Human Factors InternationalChief of Technical Staff2007 β€” 2008Mumbai, Maharashtra
  6. Symantec CorpSr. Manager - User Centered Design1998 β€” 2007
  7. Quipus DesignFounder/Partner1992 β€” 1998
  8. Crompton GreavesCAD Engineer1988 β€” 1989Nashik, Maharashtra

Education

  1. National Institute of DesignPG Diploma in Industrial Design, Industrial Design1989 β€” 1992
  2. Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering1984 β€” 1988

Skills & more

Design Thinking6Enterprise Software22Design Management17User Experience99Product Management31Usability Engineering74Interaction Design47User-centered Design99Design Strategy6Heuristic Evaluation3User Interface Design99User Interface45
+12 moreUsability TestingExperience DesignMobile ApplicationsUser Experience DesignInformation ArchitectureUsabilityProduct DesignUser ResearchRapid PrototypingEthnographyWire FramingHuman Computer Interaction

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