Shachi Shah

Shachi Shah

Principal atz21 VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area & India

Shachi Shah is a Principal at z21 Ventures with experience in venture capital, corporate finance, and alternative investing. She founded Tau Toys and holds degrees from IIT Bombay and UC Berkeley.

What Shachi can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target5-7%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

z21 Ventures writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. EQUIAM
  2. ICICI
  3. Axis Group
  4. Plug and Play · venture capital
  5. EQUIAM · corporate finance
  6. ICICI · alternative investing
  7. Axis Group · alternative investing
  8. z21 Ventures · Principal
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Companies founded

Tau Toys

Focus

venture capitalcorporate financealternative investing

Education

IIT BombayUC Berkeley

Before you pitch

z21 Ventures does not invest inConsumer Brands, D2C, Web3/Blockchain/Crypto

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Questions

Who is Shachi Shah?

Shachi Shah is a Principal at z21 Ventures with experience in venture capital, corporate finance, and alternative investing. She founded Tau Toys and holds degrees from IIT Bombay and UC Berkeley.

How much does Shachi Shah invest?

Shachi Shah invests through z21 Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Shachi Shah?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Shachi in the subject. A warm intro from a founder z21 Ventures backed works better.

What did Shachi Shah do before z21 Ventures?

EQUIAM; ICICI; Axis Group; venture capital at Plug and Play; corporate finance at EQUIAM; alternative investing at ICICI; alternative investing at Axis Group.

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