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sandeep shah

Director-level venture and program leader specializing in entrepreneurship, investing, and growth

The University of Texas at AustinUC BerkeleyAustin, TX14 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks On-Site

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Early-stage venture and talent operator with experience sourcing founders and leadership talent, including helping source Truemoringa into a pre-seed investment. Brings a relationship-first style, broad venture-network sourcing, and structured diligence processes spanning product, IP, legal, operations, and cap table review.

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Key Strengths

  • broad founder sourcing across venture networks, accelerators, demo days, conferences, universities, and online communities
  • converted sourced founder relationship into a pre-seed investment with Truemoringa
  • relationship-first approach to founder development
  • early-stage investment evaluation across TAM, market size, operations, burn rate, industry, and IP
  • built leadership pipeline for an insurtech startup using referrals, LinkedIn, and headhunters
  • structured pipeline management using Airtable and weekly committee reviews
  • concise partner communication through one-page memos and a 14-area diligence checklist
  • 10+ years familiarity with VC/studio/accelerator landscape
  • Structured investment-style evaluation across 14 areas (operations, IP, product, etc.)
  • Impact-driven founder mindset
  • High commitment to entrepreneurship (willing to pursue at all costs)

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Experience

Associate Director + AdvisorThe University of Texas at Austin · Jan 2024 – Present
Executive Lead + Head of Business Development & TalentVenture 5 Media · Jan 2017 – Present
Venture Capital AssociateSway Ventures · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Venture Capital AssociateTin Shed Ventures · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Venture Capital AssociateDetroit Venture Partners · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Venture Capital AssociateDigitalDX Ventures · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Venture Capital AssociateHaas Impact Fund · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Venture Capital AssociateDepartment of Defense · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Director of Strategy & Business DevelopmentWonderous · Jan 2015 – Jan 2020
Associate Business Leadership Program - Product Management AssociateAlliance Data Systems · Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
Analyst, Advertising Fraud Operations – Trust & Safety TeamFacebook · Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Associate Director + AdvisorThe University of Texas at Austin · Jan 2024 – Present
Venture Capital AssociateDepartment of Defense · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Venture Capital AssociateX-Force Fellows · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
Venture Capital AssociateNational Security Innovation Network · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

Education

UC Berkeleymaster, Business Administration
University of Texas at Austinbachelor, Finance

Awards

  • TEDxYouth Seven Lakes 2020 Speaker
  • Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 Retail & E-Commerce Final Round Finalist
  • Toigo MBA
  • Beyond Yourself Award + Fellow
  • Haas Democracy Scholarship
  • Caregiver Grant
  • MBA Service Hour Leader
  • Dean’s List
  • HEB Scholar
  • Sean Carter Foundation Scholar
  • Texas Exes Scholar
  • Jones Endowment Scholar
  • UIL Scholar
  • TFA Scholar
  • Climate Reality Leadership Corps
  • World Bank Youth Summit
  • UN NOVUS Delegate
  • Coca Cola National Scholar
  • McCombs Centennial 100-Innovator List 2016
  • Points of Light Presidential Lifetime Service Award
  • Top Associate ‘13 - Alliance Data Systems
  • Dean’s List - The University of Texas at Austin
  • Texas Exes Scholar (2x)
  • Climate Reality Leadership Corps (Al Gore)
  • World Bank Youth Summit Delegate
  • World Economic Forum Curator (DAVOS)
  • Top Associate '13 - Alliance Data Systems
  • Forbes 30u30 2018 Retail & E-Commerce Final Round Finalist (3rd Alternate, not Top 30)

Languages

EnglishGujaratiHindiSpanish

Certifications

Michaels Certificate in Sustainable Business & Investment FinanceInvestment Banking Institute - Financial ModelingWharton Online - Financial Modeling

Memberships

  • World Economic Forum Global Shapers
  • Net Impact
  • Fin-Tech Club
  • Private Equity Club
  • Haas Art Club
  • Center for Social Sector Leadership Advisory Board
  • Haas Alumni Council
  • World Economic Forum (Global Shapers)

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