Ashish invests in early-stage companies in Robotics, smart hardware, AI/ML, and Frontier Technologies across the complete stack at Grishin Robotics. Before that, Ashish led strategic corporate acquisitions, investments, and divestitures for Opera Software where he oversaw transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Ashish also worked in marketing analytics for consumer and enterprise products at Dell in Austin Texas. At Yahoo! Ashish built large-scale enterprise infrastructure for advertising products. He led service-engineering teams to design dev-ops systems and architected complex advertising systems. He has also worked as an investor for OCA Ventures, a venture capital fund based in Chicago Illinois.
Ashish is a Special Advisor for Mind The Bridge Foundation, a non-profit that runs programs to support all actors in entrepreneurial ecosystems. He led the selection of growth stage companies as part of the Startup Europe Partnership, an integrated pan-European platform to help the best startups emerge from these local ecosystems and scale-up.
Ashish actively mentors entrepreneurs from various accelerator programs across the world. Ashish has lived and worked in the US, China, UK and India, and has conducted business globally. He started two companies for the Indian market, one in e-commerce and the other in social live TV space. Ashish also has been an Editor for YourStory.com
Ashish holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Masters in Engineering Management with a focus on Design Thinking from McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University and Bachelor of Information Science from RV College of Engineering, India.
Ashish invests in early-stage companies in Robotics, smart hardware, AI/ML, and Frontier Technologies across the complete stack at Grishin Robotics. Before that, Ashish led strategic corporate acquisitions, investments, and divestitures for Opera Software where he oversaw transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Ashish also worked in marketing analytics for consumer and enterprise products at Dell in Austin Texas. At Yahoo! Ashish built large-scale enterprise infrastructure for advertising products. He led service-engineering teams to design dev-ops systems and architected complex advertising systems. He has also worked as an investor for OCA Ventures, a venture capital fund based in Chicago Illinois.
Ashish is a Special Advisor for Mind The Bridge Foundation, a non-profit that runs programs to support all actors in entrepreneurial ecosystems. He led the selection of growth stage companies as part of the Startup Europe Partnership, an integrated pan-European platform to help the best startups emerge from these local ecosystems and scale-up.
Ashish actively mentors entrepreneurs from various accelerator programs across the world. Ashish has lived and worked in the US, China, UK and India, and has conducted business globally. He started two companies for the Indian market, one in e-commerce and the other in social live TV space. Ashish also has been an Editor for YourStory.com
Ashish holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Masters in Engineering Management with a focus on Design Thinking from McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University and Bachelor of Information Science from RV College of Engineering, India.
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CaaStle
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L.Y., Senior Product Manager, CaaStle
Ashish is a trusted advisor and a fantastic resource. We were introduced by a mutual friend five years ago. He takes a genuine interest in guiding entrepreneurs. He's taught me a lot about how VC works, helping me prepare fundraising documents, valuations, etc. He worked with us to refine our go-to-market strategy and long-term vision. Ashish is incredibly insightful, with a strong network in the wearables and IOT space. His extensive network of startups and Fortune 500 companies means he's always connected me with reliable and influential professionals in my current area of need. Ashish is a great partner and a very savvy investor/mentor.
Relimetrics, Inc.
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K.L., Founder and CEO, Relimetrics, Inc.
Ashish is the best start-up coach any founder can work with. He is a visionary with an extraordinary ability to bridge entrepreneurs with resources and solve complex business problems. Ashish has been helping us with fundraising and guiding us in delivering the right solutions for our customers and growing our business. Ashish is extremely well-connected within large corporates and VC community. When Ashish makes any introductions, we receive a prompt response. Ashish has introduced us to many large corporates, and it has helped Relimetrics develop a better business model. Ashish is generous with his time and commitment to help startup entrepreneurs. He is the kind of person that VC firms should have on their side to build long-term relationships with entrepreneurs.
The/Studio
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J.H., CEO & Founder, The/Studio
Ashish has been an integral part of my fund raising strategy and long term strategic thinking since I relocated to California and started to build our California operations. When I met Ashish and reached out for help, he immediately sprung into action and started to make introductions to VC funds. Ashish is well respected in the SV community, and introductions from Ashish were taken seriously by the VCs that I was introduced to. When working with Ashish I never have to follow up with him. He literally calls me several times a week, excited to tell me about the introductions he was prepared to make on my behalf. As a result of Ashish's open demeanor, I always felt comfortable bouncing ideas off of him. He always gives insightful feedback, is very supportive, but at the same time is willing to give me harsh advice when he thinks my assumptions need to be challenged. In addition to making VC introductions, Ashish was also able to make introductions to other entrepreneurs and advisors that truly strengthened my network in Silicon Valley. If Ashish is interested in working with you in any capacity, get him involved! He has great resources, he's hard working and he's razor sharp.
Square
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H.F., Business Continuity Manager, Square
Ashish is a driven and hard working individual. He has an excellent understanding of services at scale, and a consistent approach to driving projects and schedules forward within his team.
Oracle
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B.M., Sr Manager - Sales Engineering (Measurement Products), Oracle
Ashish is a smart, hard worker who I enjoyed working with while he was an intern with our social media analytics team at Dell. He asked good questions and quickly learned the nuances of the business project which he successfully led.

