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Shrina Kurani

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

Riverside, California, United States

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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

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

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Investments

Investor

Sparxell

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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

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Who is Shrina Kurani?
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.
Where does Shrina Kurani work?
Shrina Kurani is Deputy Director of Venture Capital, IBank California at Higher Ground Labs.
What companies has Shrina Kurani invested in?
Investments tracked here include Sparxell.
Where did Shrina Kurani go to school?
Shrina Kurani studied at University of California, Riverside (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); Lund University (Master's degree, Sustainability Science); University of California, Riverside (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).

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