Shivam Kalkar
InvestorVenture Partner at boundless ventures
Stanford, California
Writes $100K β $1M checks Β· typically $500K
About
Shivam Kalkar is a Senior Product Manager at Amazon Web Services with an MBA from Stanford University and undergraduate degree from IIT Madras, where he received the Prime Minister's Medal. Previously at Nomura, he led the development of seven AI products and intellectual properties that serve over 8 million users, including work on Japan's national AI strategy. He is a Knight-Hennessy Scholar.
Experience
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Senior Product Managercurrent2026 β presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Boundless VenturesEarly-stage investor2025San Francisco Bay Area
- NRI (Nomura Research Institute)Product Manager2023 β 2025Tokyo, Japan
- NRI (Nomura Research Institute)Senior Data Scientist2021 β 2023Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- NRI (Nomura Research Institute)Machine Learning Engineer2020 β 2021
- SOLIZE CorporationMachine Learning Engineer2019 β 2020Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- InnovationACTEntrepreneur in Residence2019Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management2025 β 2027
- Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasMaster of Technology - MTech, Applied Mechanics2018 β 2019
- Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasBachelor of Technology - BTech, Engineering (Minors - Industrial Engineering)2014 β 2017
- SBES College of ScienceHigher Secondary Education, Science/ Physics2012 β 2014
Skills & more
Product LaunchPricing StrategyDue DiligenceDeal SourcingEarly Stage InvestmentVenture CapitalFinancial Modeling1Management ConsultingBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipApplied MathematicsEntrepreneurship Education
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Product DevelopmentDigital StrategyDigital TransformationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product ManagementMarket ResearchProduct PlanningProduct IdeationPeople ManagementStrategyAnalytical SkillsCommunicationLanguages English Β· Hindi Β· Japanese Β· Marathi Β· Sanskrit
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Modeling β Wall Street Prep
- Financial Statement Modeling β Wall Street Prep
- Demystifying VC Term Sheets & Cap Tables β Wall Street Prep
- Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis β Wall Street Prep
- Artificial Intelligence: Business Strategies and Applications β UC Berkeley Executive Education
- Digital Transformation: Leading People, Data & Technology β UC Berkeley Executive Education
- Data Engineering, Big Data, and Machine Learning on GCP Specialization β Coursera
- Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis (with Honors) β Coursera
- Deep Learning Specialization β DeepLearning.AI
- Machine Learning β Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Shivam Kalkar work?
- Shivam Kalkar is Venture Partner at boundless ventures.
- What check size does Shivam Kalkar write?
- Shivam Kalkar typically writes checks of $100K β $1M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)254
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