Location San Mateo, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage Number of Exits
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Pankaj Shah is a seasoned entrepreneur, investor, and strategic advisor with a distinguished track record in venture development, consumer technology, and early-stage investing. Mr. Shah currently serves as Co-Founder and Chief Treasure Hunter at Sankhara, where he leads initiatives collecting the human experience and creating joy, wonder and awe.
At Sankhara, he is building an alternative asset fund filled with rare collectibles to uncover, protect and preserve artifacts that define human achievement.
Mr. Shah is also Managing Director at Finches, LLC, a Palo Alto–based investment and advisory firm, where he has played a pivotal role in backing and guiding high-growth startups, and his portfolio includes early involvement with breakout companies such as Addepar, Kiwi Crate, OpenGov, Pair Eyewear, Ripple, ThirdLove, Zanbato, ZBiotics and Wish. Throughout his career, Mr. Shah has held advisory roles with leading early-stage venture capital firms, including 8VC, OVO Fund, Montage Ventures, Streamlined Ventures and Tuesday Capital. He has served on the Smithsonian Council of the Center for Astrophysics and a Director for Girls, Inc. and BRAC USA. Mr. Shah has been a guest speaker at multiple top schools, including Columbia University, Harvard University, and Stanford University, and has also served as an advisor to the NBA on numerous projects.
