Founder, Soshals | C... • 7m
> born in India > grew up in a middle-class family > did btech from srm chennai > started his career at microsoft > built windows azure > filed multiple patents > moved to facebook > lead multiple $1 billion+ businesses > created & scaled facebook audience network > moved to snapchat > built snap's direct response business > moved to twitter > lead core consumer product teams at Twitter and contributed to 20% annual growth > became an angel investor > made early investments in Figma, Notion, Cameo, Coda, SpaceX and Cred > joined a16z as a general partner > led investments in several ai, web3, and other emerging technologies > became active public speaker and contributor to tech discourse, shaping policies and narratives > led a16z's first non-US office in London > started cohosting a podcast with his wife > got 1 million+ downloads by early 2023 > got appointed as senior white house policy advisor on AI by donald trump > driving administrative and innovation strategies with the likes of david o. sacks, michael kratsios, and elon musk Shriram Krishan for you, ladies and gentlemen.
Director & CEO @ Exc... • 11d
📈 Indian VC rebounds! PE-VC investments +9% to ~$43B in 2024, led by VC/growth at ~$14B (+40%) across 1270 deals (+45%). Consumer tech & SaaS lead. Public markets a key growth driver. VCs now prioritize AI with strong IP & early capital efficiency.
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