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Shrina Kurani

Investor

Deputy Director of Venture Capital, IBank California at Higher Ground Labs

Riverside, California, United States

About

Shrina Kurani is Deputy Director of Venture Capital at IBank California, focusing on climate solutions. She holds engineering and sustainability science backgrounds, with experience across research, engineering consultancy, systems design, venture capital, and social entrepreneurship. Her work spans multiple regions including Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Experience

  1. IBank CaliforniaDeputy Director of Venture Capitalcurrent2025 — presentSacramento, California, United States
  2. IBank CaliforniaVenture Specialist2023 — 2025Sacramento, California, United States
  3. SNØCAPManaging General Partnercurrent2022 — present
  4. Grid110Executive Director2023 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
  5. Shrina Kurani for CongressCandidate for United States Congress2021 — 2022Riverside County, California, United States
  6. RepublicVice President Business2019 — 2022Riverside, California, United States
  7. RepublicChief Of Staff2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  8. New Leaders CouncilBoard Member2019 — 2021
  9. Better VenturesAssociate2017 — 2018Oakland, CA
  10. SutroBusiness Development, Founding team (acquired)2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  11. FoodNestCEO & Co-Founder2015 — 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
  12. Sanghata GlobalAssociate (Founding Team)2015 — 2016India, London, Ireland
  13. Sempra EnergyEngineering Consultant for Energy Efficiency2012 — 2013Redlands, CA
  14. University of California, RiversideSuccess Counselor at the Bourns College of Engineering2010 — 2013Riverside, California
  15. NASAMechanical Engineer2012 — 2013Riverside, CA

Education

  1. University of California, RiversideBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering2009 — 2013
  2. Lund UniversityMaster's degree, Sustainability Science2013 — 2015
  3. University of California, RiversideBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering
  4. University of California, RiversideBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering2009 — 2013
  5. The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University2011

Skills & more

Program DevelopmentProgram ManagementNonprofit OrganizationsGrassroots OrganizingEntrepreneurship DevelopmentEntrepreneurship EducationInvestingImpact InvestingDue DiligenceNew Business DevelopmentDigital MarketingEngineering60
+12 moreEnergy EfficiencyCustomer ServiceHeat TransferCADThermodynamicsSocial MediaResearchStart-upsPublic SpeakingManagementTeamworkClimate investing

Languages English · German · Gujarati · Spanish · Swedish

  • Duolingo German Fluency: Elementary (Estimated) — Duolingo

From Shrina's professional profile.

Colleagues at Higher Ground Labs

Addisu Demissie
Principal & Co-Founder, 50+1 Strategies at Higher Ground Labs
Aia Sarycheva
Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners at Higher Ground Labs
Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground Labs
Andrew McLaughlin
Partner at Higher Ground Labs
Arthur Thompson
CTO, DNC at Higher Ground Labs
Aveek Majumdar
Founder, TSQ Advisors at Higher Ground Labs
Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network at Higher Ground Labs
Beth Bafford
CEO, Climate United at Higher Ground Labs

Frequently asked questions

Where does Shrina Kurani work?
Shrina Kurani is Deputy Director of Venture Capital, IBank California at Higher Ground Labs.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Riverside29

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Also attended Lund University76

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Also attended The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University32

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Shared employers

Also worked at Republic41

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Also worked at Better Ventures7

Ted NeelyVenture Partner at Exit Quotient VenturesMaayan TeperAssociate at ResilienceVCWes SelkeFounding Partner at Better Ventures Central LlcRick MossFounding Partner at Better Ventures Central LlcLyndsey BoucherlePartner at Better Ventures Central LlcZach Warder GabaldonChief Innovation Officer at Founder Catalyst (Ministry of Awesome)

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Also worked at Sempra Energy2

Hope MagoSenior Partner at HCAP PartnersZack PecenakInvestor at Empire State Development – New York Ventures

Also worked at NASA98

HariFellow at Clear VenturesSai SenthilkumarPartner at Redpoint VenturesJoe FlahertyDirector, Content & Community at Founder CollectiveJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesGabe ShermanPresident, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesLinda CuretonBoard Member at Maryland TEDCO

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