Soumitra Sharma
InvestorFounder & General Partner at Operators Studio
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Founder and General Partner with around 15 years of US-India cross-border experience as a venture investor, operator and founder. Previously a VC at IDG Ventures, Director of Global Expansion at Alibaba Group, and founder of Workomo, with an angel/operator track record including Paytm, Newgen, Uniphore, Xpressbees, Phenom, Yulu and LetsVenture.
Experience
- Operators StudioFounder & General Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- ShutterflySenior Director - Product2022San Francisco Bay Area
- WorkomoFounder & CEO2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Alibaba GroupDirector - Global Strategy & Partnerships2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- QuixeyDirector - Product & Ops2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Chiratae Ventures (Formerly IDG Ventures India)Associate2011 — 2014
- Citigroup Global Markets India Private LimitedAnalyst, Investment Banking Division (IBD)2010Mumbai Area, India
- DeloitteAssistant Manager, Corporate Finance Advisory2008 — 2009
- EvalueserveAnalyst, Business Research and Advisory2006 — 2007
Skills & more
Fundraising9Go-to-Market Strategy8Product Management11StrategyVenture CapitalStart-upsFinancial Modeling80Entrepreneurship72Management44Valuation44Mergers & Acquisitions39Corporate Finance30
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Soumitra Sharma?
- Founder and General Partner with around 15 years of US-India cross-border experience as a venture investor, operator and founder. Previously a VC at IDG Ventures, Director of Global Expansion at Alibaba Group, and founder of Workomo, with an angel/operator track record including Paytm, Newgen, Uniphore, Xpressbees, Phenom, Yulu and LetsVenture.
- Where does Soumitra Sharma work?
- Soumitra Sharma is Founder & General Partner at Operators Studio.
- Where did Soumitra Sharma go to school?
- Soumitra Sharma studied at Indian School of Business (MBA, Analytical Finance); Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (ISB-Kellogg MBA Exchange); Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (B Tech, Chemical Engineering).
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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1,229
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi60
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Also worked at Shutterfly26
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Also worked at Workomo1
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