About
Shilpi Sharma co-founded and served as CEO of Kvantum, an AI-based customer insights platform combining econometric models with machine learning; the company had two exits, to Target and then to Yum! Brands, where she served as CSO. She holds a Physics degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from UC Davis. She is also an investor with Portfolia.
Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Experience
- Ashwam Co.Foundercurrent2025 — presentMelbourne, VIC
- Tin Alley VenturesInvestment Committee Membercurrent2023 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cell BauhausBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
- PortfoliaInvestor/Limited Partnercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- Yum! BrandsChief Strategy Officer2021 — 2024Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- Kvantum Inc.Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer2015 — 2021Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- UC Davis Graduate School of ManagementLecturer2018San Francisco
- Startup GrindFounding Chapter Director - City of Fremont2015 — 2018Fremont
- Kvantum Inc.Chief Operating Officer2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- TrianzSr. Manager, Strategy & Operations Consulting2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- PwCSr. Strategy & Operations Consultant2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Tata Consultancy ServicesSr. System Engineer2002 — 2005Sacramento, California Area
- Tata Consultancy ServicesSystem Engineer1999 — 2001Gurgaon, India
Skills & more
Python (Programming Language)Community OutreachCommunity DevelopmentBusiness Development1Acquisition IntegrationSystems ManagementRisk Assessment2Legal Compliance1Board Governance1Financial StatementsEthical Decision MakingChange Management1
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Innovation ManagementMarketing StrategyPeople DevelopmentFinancial PlanningStrategic PlanningEnterprise Risk ManagementLarge Language Models (LLM)Quantum ComputingTechnology CommercializationLean StartupInvestment StrategiesAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · Hindi · Punjabi · Urdu
- Company Directors Course — Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Applied Data Science Program: Leveraging AI for Effective Decision-Making — MIT Professional Education
From Shilpi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Tin Alley Ventures
Andrew McLean
Managing Partner at Tin Alley Ventures
Calum McConville
Investment Manager at Tin Alley Ventures
Dr Andrew McLean
Managing partner at Tin Alley Ventures
Dr Arjun Goyal
Investment committee member at Tin Alley Ventures
Dr David Llewellyn
Investment committee member at Tin Alley Ventures
Henri Currie
Founder-in-residence at Tin Alley Ventures
John Wylie AC
Investment committee member at Tin Alley Ventures
Ken Jefferd
Investment committee member at Tin Alley Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shilpi Sharma?
- Shilpi Sharma co-founded and served as CEO of Kvantum, an AI-based customer insights platform combining econometric models with machine learning; the company had two exits, to Target and then to Yum! Brands, where she served as CSO. She holds a Physics degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from UC Davis. She is also an investor with Portfolia.
- Where does Shilpi Sharma work?
- Shilpi Sharma is Investment committee at Tin Alley Ventures.
- What does Shilpi Sharma invest in?
- Shilpi Sharma invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- Where did Shilpi Sharma go to school?
- Shilpi Sharma studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Master of Science (MS), Physics); University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management (MBA, Strategy | Technology & Innovation Management); Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Same school
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Also attended University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management12
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Also attended Australian Institute of Company Directors178
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Also attended MIT Professional Education35
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cell Bauhaus2
Also worked at UC Davis Graduate School of Management6
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