More about Vijetha Shastry
Startup Ecosystem Enabler | Conversationalist | Traveller | Expertise in GTM | Student for Life | Consultant with Bangalore Bioinnovation Center | Charter Member at TiE Bangalore
Possessing 30 years of handling challenging assignments in the service industry- Hospitality, retail, travel, co-working, Banking .
Recently completed my stint with Standard Chartered Bank in October 2024.
Am very active in the Innovation and startup community - Charter Member at TiE Bangalore. Consultant with Bangalore BioInnovation Center. Chapter Director at Corporate Connections Bangalore .
Active Volunteer with Headstart Network Foundation .
Previously ,Associate Director at Dexter Capital. Dexter Capital Advisors is a boutique Investment Bank providing best in class services to our clients. We focus on growth stage companies as well as new age entrepreneurs in their funding process and also on the late stage M&A targets.
Concluded an enriching role with TiE Bangalore as Executive Director from August 2019 to March 2022.
A recent assignment was with Nasscom CoE- IoT as Lead- Open innovation.
Available on [email protected]
From June 2016 till November 2017 involved with Bhive Workspace in the areas of Customer Experience, Community events, partnerships and actively working with the core teams on community engagement, events, outreach, and building a stronger and supportive startup ecosystem.
- Volunteer with Headstart Network Foundation : Supporting events, outreach, mentoring startup.
Focusing on adding value to founders, entrepreneurs, investors.
- Certified mentor from NEN
-Mentor at KSUM
- Mentor at T-HUB
-SAARC chambers Mentor and Speaker
-Organizer at Techstars Startup Weekend
- Volunteered as a Chapter Lead for Techinasia, Bangalore. The core activity was to give insights around the Global Startup Ecosystem.
-Working closely with founders, CXO teams on expansion, outreach, and sales
- Investor connects for startups/ founders/ SMB's.
Specialties: Open Innovation, Marketing, and implementing tie-ups. Building new businesses; Expanding networks and enabling teams to perform at the highest levels. Mentoring and advising Startups, CXO's, Business owners.A keen observer and executioner of strategic plans in Travel, social media, Retail, Realty, Co-working spaces, Industry associations. Well connected to VCs, Banks,Incubators and Accelerators.
https://www.facebook.com/vijetha.shastry
https://twitter.com/vijethashastry
https://in.linkedin.com/in/vijethashastry
https://www.instagram.com/vijethashastry/
Possessing 30 years of handling challenging assignments in the service industry- Hospitality, retail, travel, co-working, Banking .
Recently completed my stint with Standard Chartered Bank in October 2024.
Am very active in the Innovation and startup community - Charter Member at TiE Bangalore. Consultant with Bangalore BioInnovation Center. Chapter Director at Corporate Connections Bangalore .
Active Volunteer with Headstart Network Foundation .
Previously ,Associate Director at Dexter Capital. Dexter Capital Advisors is a boutique Investment Bank providing best in class services to our clients. We focus on growth stage companies as well as new age entrepreneurs in their funding process and also on the late stage M&A targets.
Concluded an enriching role with TiE Bangalore as Executive Director from August 2019 to March 2022.
A recent assignment was with Nasscom CoE- IoT as Lead- Open innovation.
Available on [email protected]
From June 2016 till November 2017 involved with Bhive Workspace in the areas of Customer Experience, Community events, partnerships and actively working with the core teams on community engagement, events, outreach, and building a stronger and supportive startup ecosystem.
- Volunteer with Headstart Network Foundation : Supporting events, outreach, mentoring startup.
Focusing on adding value to founders, entrepreneurs, investors.
- Certified mentor from NEN
-Mentor at KSUM
- Mentor at T-HUB
-SAARC chambers Mentor and Speaker
-Organizer at Techstars Startup Weekend
- Volunteered as a Chapter Lead for Techinasia, Bangalore. The core activity was to give insights around the Global Startup Ecosystem.
-Working closely with founders, CXO teams on expansion, outreach, and sales
- Investor connects for startups/ founders/ SMB's.
Specialties: Open Innovation, Marketing, and implementing tie-ups. Building new businesses; Expanding networks and enabling teams to perform at the highest levels. Mentoring and advising Startups, CXO's, Business owners.A keen observer and executioner of strategic plans in Travel, social media, Retail, Realty, Co-working spaces, Industry associations. Well connected to VCs, Banks,Incubators and Accelerators.
https://www.facebook.com/vijetha.shastry
https://twitter.com/vijethashastry
https://in.linkedin.com/in/vijethashastry
https://www.instagram.com/vijethashastry/
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