Upasana Sharma
InvestorPresident at TiE Toronto · Board of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
About
Upasana Sharma is a Global Board Trustee at TiE and President of TiE Toronto, as well as Co-Managing Partner at Tangentia Ventures and board member of Angel One Network Inc. She began her career in law at Lerners LLP in Toronto and works with founders on capital raising, governance frameworks, and cross-border expansion. A MacArthur Foundation Scholar with an LLM from the University of Toronto, she maintains a network of global investors, legal experts, and operators focused on structured company scaling.
Experience
- TiETrustee, TiE Global Board (2026–27)current2026 — present
- TiE TorontoPresidentcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- TiE TorontoDirector Programscurrent2023 — presentToronto, ON
- TiE TorontoMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- TiE TorontoVice President2023 — 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Tangentia VenturesCo Managing Partnercurrent2023 — presentToronto, ON
- Evolve Silicon Valley FoundationMember Global Advisory Boardcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Investor Quotient Canada Inc. (IQ Canada™)Foundercurrent2017 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Keiretsu ForumAngel Investorcurrent2017 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Angel One Investor NetworkMember Board of Directors2022 — 2026Halton, ON
- VANTEC Angel NetworkAngel Investor2021 — 2024Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Keiretsu Forum CanadaBusiness Partner, Startup outreach2019 — 2023Toronto, ON
- Jane Southren ConsultingSr. Consultant2017 — 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lerners LLPAssociate Lawyer2013 — 2017Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education
- University of TorontoProject Management2007 — 2008
- University of TorontoMaster of Laws - LLM2005 — 2006
Skills & more
Start-up Consulting30Consulting16Contract Negotiation4Venture Capital2Business Development45Incubation1Angel Investing8StartupsMarket AccessBusiness Analysis2Entrepreneurship1Fundraising1
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Colleagues at TiE Toronto
Azhar Janjua
Program Advisor at TiE Toronto
Jey Narayanan
Director of Partnerships at TiE Toronto
Justin Lo
Vice President at TiE Toronto
Kanchan Kumar
Chair - TiEQuest at TiE Toronto
Mahendra Naik
Chair of the Board at TiE Toronto
Nisarg Lakhmani
Media Director at TiE Toronto
Rohin Sharma
Memberships Coordinator at TiE Toronto
Zahin Hussain
Co-Chair TiEQuest at TiE Toronto
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Upasana Sharma work?
- Upasana Sharma is President at TiE Toronto.
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Angel One Investor Network7
Jesse RashotteExecutive Director at Angel One Investor NetworkAdrian BarberCo-Chair, Board of Directors at Angel One Investor NetworkAna MisraCo-Chair, Board of Directors at Angel One Investor NetworkAlex TownsendSecretary, Board of Directors at Angel One Investor NetworkBraam MeijBoard of Directors at Angel One Investor NetworkDavid FarmerBoard of Directors at Angel One Investor Network
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