Shiva Shanker
InvestorPartner at Ankur Capital
New Delhi, India
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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148 people in our graph share verified history with Shiva — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Saurabh LahotiunlockedShiva: together at Grassroots Business Fund (2014–2015)
×3Shiva: together at Grassroots Business Fund
×8Shiva: together at Ankur Capital
About
Leads investments in industrial innovation, climate technologies, energy systems, and emerging tech, and oversees fund analytics and portfolio modelling. Previously held investment roles at Grassroots Business Fund and led revenue growth at a distributed energy startup.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Ankur CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — presentGreater Delhi Area
- Ankur CapitalInvestment Team2017 — 2024Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- TaraUrjaHead of Revenue Operations2015 — 2016Delhi, India
- Grassroots Business FundAsia Investment Team, last as Investment Officer2012 — 2015
- Grassroots Business FundInvestment Analyst/ Senior Investment Analyst2010 — 2012India
- InterGlobe EnterprisesTrainee - Corporate Planning & Strategy2009 — 2010
Skills & more
Financial Modeling34Entrepreneurship21Due Diligence16Financial Analysis10Investments6Venture Capital5Portfolio Management6Fundraising4Emerging Markets5Program Management3Forecasting2Business Analysis2
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EconomicsInternational DevelopmentSocial Return on InvestmentBusiness StrategyStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipFrom Shiva's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Craftif AIJoshToBeHealthy
Per curated public sources.
Colleagues at Ankur Capital
Burzin Dubash
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer at Ankur Capital
C.V. Natraj
Advisor at Ankur Capital
Deepak Bhatt
General Partner at Ankur Capital
Jitendra Joshi
Advisor at Ankur Capital
Krishnan Neelakantan
Managing Partner at Ankur Capital
Pavan Krishnamurthy
Advisor at Ankur Capital
Pravin Gandhi
Advisor at Ankur Capital
Preetha Rony
Manager – Administration at Ankur Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shiva Shanker?
- Leads investments in industrial innovation, climate technologies, energy systems, and emerging tech, and oversees fund analytics and portfolio modelling. Previously held investment roles at Grassroots Business Fund and led revenue growth at a distributed energy startup.
- Where does Shiva Shanker work?
- Shiva Shanker is Partner at Ankur Capital.
- What check size does Shiva Shanker write?
- Shiva Shanker typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What companies has Shiva Shanker invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Craftif AI, Josh, ToBeHealthy.
- Where did Shiva Shanker go to school?
- Shiva Shanker studied at Babson College (Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Computational Finance); Modern School.
Same school
Also attended Babson College321
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Also attended Modern School26
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ankur Capital16
Rema SubramanianCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Ankur CapitalRitu VermaCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Ankur CapitalVishal AmanVice President, Investments at Ankur CapitalVishal KatariyaAssistant Vice President at Ankur CapitalSuraj NairAssistant Vice President at Ankur CapitalBaba Prasad NathInvestments at WaterBridge Ventures
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Also worked at Grassroots Business Fund7
Saurabh LahotiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesLilian MrambaChief Executive Officer, Africa at Grassroots Business FundVictoria GarzonLegal, Risk and Compliance Lead at Grassroots Business FundLaila KassamInvestment and Program Officer at Grassroots Business FundVincent OmondiProgram Accountant at Grassroots Business FundMarcus WatsonInvestment Director at KawiSafi Ventures
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