Manu Sharma

Manu Sharma

Vice President, Investments atOCA VenturesIllinois

Manu Sharma is a Vice President at OCA Ventures focusing on enterprise software and fintech. He previously invested at Tusk Venture Partners and was a founding team member at Dallas Venture Capital.

What Manu can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

OCA Ventures writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Dallas Venture Capital · founding team member
  2. Tusk Venture Partners · investor
  3. OCA Ventures · Vice President
    Now

Focus

enterprise softwarefintechearly-stagehighly regulated industriesemerging ai

Education

University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBATexas A&M University, BBA

Also at OCA Ventures

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Questions

Who is Manu Sharma?

Manu Sharma is a Vice President at OCA Ventures focusing on enterprise software and fintech. He previously invested at Tusk Venture Partners and was a founding team member at Dallas Venture Capital.

How much does Manu Sharma invest?

Manu Sharma invests through OCA Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Manu Sharma?

A warm intro from a founder OCA Ventures backed works best.

What did Manu Sharma do before OCA Ventures?

founding team member at Dallas Venture Capital; investor at Tusk Venture Partners.

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