Amrita Barthakur

Partner atSaamaCalifornia

Amrita Barthakur is a Partner at Saama. She previously worked as General Counsel at Saama and led the investments practice at Nishith Desai Associates.

What Amrita can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Saama writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Nishith Desai Associates · headed the investments practice
  2. Saama · General Counsel
    Now
  3. Saama · Partner
    Now

Focus

consumer brandsmarketplacesF&Bhomepersonal care

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Questions

Who is Amrita Barthakur?

Amrita Barthakur is a Partner at Saama. She previously worked as General Counsel at Saama and led the investments practice at Nishith Desai Associates.

How much does Amrita Barthakur invest?

Amrita Barthakur invests through Saama, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Amrita Barthakur?

A warm intro from a founder Saama backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Amrita Barthakur do before Saama?

headed the investments practice at Nishith Desai Associates.

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