Srikant Vasan
InvestorManaging Partner at Avesta Fund
Denver Metropolitan Area
Writes $150K – $500K checks
About
Srikant Vasan combines two exits (KBkids/eToys, StorePerform), Gates philanthropic investing, founding a nonprofit college, a curated 60+ corporate network linking climate startups to enterprise pilots, and bias-reducing investment rules.
Invests in
Climate TechEdTechEnergyFintechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- Avesta FundFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentGreater Denver Area
- Impact Capital ManagersBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Self-employedAngel Investor2020 — 2021Denver, Colorado, United States
- TechstarsPartner - Impact Investing2019Greater Denver Area
- The Leader's InitiativeColorado Governor's Fellow2017 — 2018Greater Denver Area
- SkillStoreCo-founder & CEO2014 — 2017Greater Denver Area
- Mount St. Mary's University OnlineFounding President2011 — 2014Greater Los Angeles Area
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationEntrepreneur-in-Residence2011Greater Seattle Area
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSenior Program Officer2007 — 2011Greater Seattle Area
- StorePerform Technologies (JDA)Co-founder, Chairman & CEO2001 — 2007Greater Denver Area
- Battery VenturesEntrepreneur-in-Residence2001San Francisco Bay Area
- Mobius Venture Capital (Softbank's venture arm)Entrepreneur In Residence2001Boulder, CO
- KBkids.com / eToysCo-founder and CEO1996 — 2000Greater Denver Area
- MediaOne, US WESTDirector, Corporate Business Development1993 — 1996Greater Denver Area
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Consultant1990 — 1993Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster, Business Administration
- Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiBachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering
Skills & more
Strategic Planning19Enterprise Software7Entrepreneurship23Start-ups48Business Strategy8Retail1Strategy37Telecommunications4Business Planning14Business Development18Social Entrepreneurship13Program Management8
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FundraisingNonprofitsCapacity BuildingMarketingManagement ConsultingLeadershipLeadership DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsManagementVenture CapitalLanguages English · Hindi · Tamil
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Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,366
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi99
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalNeeraj AroraCEO India, MENA & Managing Director at General CatalystNitin SethChief Executive Officer (Incedo) at Mission HoldingsApoorva PandhiInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersAnkur JainManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Shared employers
Also worked at Avesta Fund4
Also worked at Impact Capital Managers10
Mark GrovicInvestor at New Markets Venture PartnersDavid KirkpatrickManaging Director and Co-Founder at SJF VenturesJosh CohenPartner at City LightPaul StraubCo-Founder, Managing Director at Wireframe VenturesJonah ZahndGuild Member at Serac VenturesHeather McPhersonPrincipal, Director of Impact at S2G Investments
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Also worked at Techstars379
Brad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsRustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesIsabelle StyslingerSenior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture Group
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Also worked at Battery Ventures113
Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesChiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftJoe ChernovInvestor at Battery VenturesDavid HartwigOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesSanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital
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