Vishal Bakshi Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Man...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Vishal Bakshi General Information

Biography

Mr. Vishal Bakshi is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Avatar Growth Capital. He serves as a Board Member at BlueShift. He served as a Managing Director at The Goldman Sachs Group. He spent almost eight years with Goldman Sachs in New York and was involved in the IT and BPO-related investment banking unit. He also served as Head of Private Equity Investment Banking with ICICI / JP Morgan joint venture. He was Global Head of Goldman Sachs IT Services M&A and Corporate Finance in Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Banking in New York. He graduated from St. Stephen's College with B.A. Economics Honors, Delhi, 1992, He has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 1994, He also has an MBA from Columbia Business School, MBA, 2000.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Avatar Growth Capital
Education
Columbia University, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
St. Stephen's College, Delhi, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
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Address
  • One Bandra Kurla Complex
  • 1007, C-Wing, G-Block
  • Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051
  • India

Vishal Bakshi Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Avatar Growth Capital Investor Co-Founder & Managing Partner Mumbai, India Growth/Expansion

Vishal Bakshi Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Media and Information Services (B2B) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA

Vishal Bakshi Lead Partner on Deals (2)

Vishal Bakshi has been the lead partner on 2 deals. Their latest deal was with BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)), a media and information services (b2b) company. The deal was made for on 24-Feb-2021.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) 24-Feb-2021 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) San Francisco, CA
SirionLabs 13-May-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software Lehi, UT

Vishal Bakshi Network (52)

Board Members (14)

Name Company Representing Location From
Tae Nahm JD BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Storm Ventures San Francisco, CA
Anshu Sharma BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Storm Ventures San Francisco, CA
Antuit Self Frisco, TX
BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) R136 Ventures San Francisco, CA
Antuit Self Frisco, TX

Portfolio Executives (38)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Vijay Chittoor BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 24-Feb-2021 San Francisco, CA
Jim Thoeni BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Chief Sales Officer 24-Feb-2021 San Francisco, CA
BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Chief Growth Officer 24-Feb-2021 San Francisco, CA
BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Chief Financial Officer 24-Feb-2021 San Francisco, CA
BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Vice President of Engineering 24-Feb-2021 San Francisco, CA

Vishal Bakshi FAQs

  • Who is Vishal Bakshi?

    Mr. Vishal Bakshi is a Co-Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Avatar Growth Capital.

  • How much does Vishal Bakshi typically invest?

    Vishal Bakshi's median deal size is .

  • What is Vishal Bakshi’s main position?

    Vishal Bakshi’s primary position is Co-Founder & Managing Partner.

  • How many active board seats does Vishal Bakshi hold?

    Vishal Bakshi holds a board seat in BlueShift (Media and Information Services (B2B)).

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