Shashi Srikantan
InvestorManaging Director at Level Up Ventures
New York, New York, United States
Writes $200K β $500K checks Β· typically $300K
About
Managing Director at Hearst and head of Level Up Ventures, with a background in leveraged finance at Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas and over a decade at Fitch Ratings. She founded fashion-tech startup PLVSH and the Project Two.Eight accelerator for women founders.
Experience
- Level Up VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2020 β presentNew York, United States
- HearstManaging Director, Head of Level Up Venturescurrent2020 β presentNew York, United States
- HearstLabHearstLab Scoutcurrent2020 β present
- Project 2.8Founder, Project Two.Eightcurrent2020 β present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2021 β present
- Fitch RatingsDirector2006 β 2020New York, NY
- PLVSHFounder2015 β 2018New York, NY
- BNP ParibasOperations Strategy2004 β 2006New York, New York, United States
- Credit SuisseAnalyst / Associate2001 β 2004New York, NY
Education
- Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- Villanova UniversityB.S. in Business Administration, Finance
Skills & more
Early-Stage StartupsVenture CapitalEarly Stage VenturesEntrepreneurshipCorporate InnovationSeed & Pre-Seed InvestingCorporate Strategy & DevelopmentSustainable Finance
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