Prashant Shukla

Prashant Shukla

Partner atOrigin VenturesSan Francisco

Prashant Shukla is a Partner at Origin Ventures focusing on AI infrastructure, marketplaces, and vertical software. He joined in 2017 and serves on multiple boards, with prior experience at Metromile and Bain & Company.

What Prashant can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Origin Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Origin Ventures.

Career

  1. Bain & Company
  2. Metromile · first product manager
  3. Origin Ventures · Partner
    Now
  4. Bain & Company
  5. Metromile · product manager

Investments named in public bios

OpticoreClearjetCentury HealthControlRoomsLemurian LabsEvereeBurqGlimpseVitalisH3XBlackCartHammoq15FiveBlueboardProntoMeasured Insurance

Focus

ai infrastructuremarketplacesvertical softwaree-commerce infrastructureno/low-code software

Education

University of California, Berkeley, Economics, Business, and Environmental Economics & PolicyUniversity of Chicago, MBA and MPP

Also at Origin Ventures

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Questions

Who is Prashant Shukla?

Prashant Shukla is a Partner at Origin Ventures focusing on AI infrastructure, marketplaces, and vertical software. He joined in 2017 and serves on multiple boards, with prior experience at Metromile and Bain & Company.

How much does Prashant Shukla invest?

Prashant Shukla invests through Origin Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Prashant Shukla?

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

What did Prashant Shukla do before Origin Ventures?

Bain & Company; first product manager at Metromile; Bain & Company; product manager at Metromile.

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