Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury
InvestorPartner at Bharat Fund
India
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Somshubhro Pal Choudhury is Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Innovation Fund, a pre-Series A/Series A fund focused on deeptech and IP-driven startups in India. He previously served as Managing Director of Analog Devices India and held roles in product management, marketing, and engineering at companies including NETGEAR and Cadence Design Systems. Choudhury holds an MBA from Wharton and engineering degrees from IIT Kharagpur and North Carolina State University, and serves on multiple boards and advisory committees including the US-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund and India's Ministry of Electronics and IT semiconductor initiatives.
Experience
- Bharat Innovation FundCo-Founder & Partnercurrent2017 — presentBangalore, Karnataka, India
- Bharat Innovation FundVenture Partner, IoT Advisor & Consultant2016 — 2017Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Analog DevicesManaging Director2012 — 2016Bengaluru Area, India
- NETGEARWorldwide Director Product Marketing/Management, Wireless and MultiMedia2006 — 2012San Jose, CA
- American Grid Inc.Director of Product Management and First Employee- an IoT/M2M Company2005 — 2006San Jose, CA
- Artiman VenturesAssociate2004Palo Alto, CA
- Cadence DesignSenior Manager of Product and Flow Engineering1998 — 2003San Jose, CA
- Cadence Design SystemsMember of Technical Staff1995 — 1996
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance and Strategy2003 — 2005
- North Carolina State UniversityMS, Computer Engineering1997 — 1998
- Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurBTech, Electrical Engineering1991 — 1995
Skills & more
SaaS14Embedded Systems28Software as a Service (SaaS)12Management65Strategy44Start-ups99Mobile Devices99Wireless83Business Development91Semiconductors72Go-to-market Strategy40WiFi14
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Product ManagementUser ExperienceVenture CapitalProduct MarketingStrategic PartnershipsCloud ComputingCross-functional Team LeadershipChannelCompetitive AnalysisProduct Lifecycle ManagementProduct DevelopmentSalesFrom Somshubhro's professional profile.
Colleagues at Bharat Fund
Abhishek Malani
Investor at Bharat Fund
Ashwin Raguraman
Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Fund
Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner at Bharat Fund
Kunal Upadhyay
Managing Partner at Bharat Fund
Priyanka Agarwal Chopra
Venture Partner at Bharat Fund
Rohan Choukkar
Vice President at Bharat Fund
Sanjay Jain
Partner at Bharat Fund
Saras Agarwal
Principal at Bharat Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury?
- Somshubhro Pal Choudhury is Co-Founder and Partner at Bharat Innovation Fund, a pre-Series A/Series A fund focused on deeptech and IP-driven startups in India. He previously served as Managing Director of Analog Devices India and held roles in product management, marketing, and engineering at companies including NETGEAR and Cadence Design Systems. Choudhury holds an MBA from Wharton and engineering degrees from IIT Kharagpur and North Carolina State University, and serves on multiple boards and advisory committees including the US-India Science & Technology Endowment Fund and India's Ministry of Electronics and IT semiconductor initiatives.
- Where does Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury work?
- Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury is Partner at Bharat Fund.
- What check size does Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury write?
- Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury go to school?
- Somshubhro (Som) Pal Choudhury studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance and Strategy); North Carolina State University (MS, Computer Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (BTech, Electrical Engineering).
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