Track Record & Experience

Investment Experience

Supply Chain, Current

GroundForce Capital

Growth Investments, Series B+

Developed & executed Supply Chain thesis
Screened 200+ companies
Modeled returns: $10-40M checks; 2.5-4x MOIC, 25%+ IRR
Triangulated DCF, comps, and precedents for valuation

Transport, 1 Year

Autotech Ventures

Early-stage Investments

Incubated a startup-studio and built a home-grown startup
Sourced 35+ leads, using AI and robotics expertise
Evaluated moats, market size, scalability & valuation

ESG, 1 Year

Berkeley Haas SIF

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) & ESG fund

Led $4.3M ESG portfolio (13.87% return)
Implemented scalability metrics & impact framework
Revised IPS to include regional concentration risks

Technical Expertise

FinTech/InsurTech, 3+ Years

ServicePower

Strategically chosen for a parallel & related startup quest

Drove $13M+ ARR, delivering AI/ML solutions to Fortune 100
Built 2 and deployed 5 SaaS products
Led 37+ member team across 14 firms

Robotics, 2+ Years

Monk Robotics

Startup Founder

Built 3 MVPs: autonomous mower-> sanitizing robots-> IoT
Rapidly adapted GTM & PMF amid COVID challenges
Achieved $12K in pilot ARR in manufacturing tech

Health Data & Chip Security, 2+ Years

Amida

Startup, Led Product Development & Technical Sales

Owned 2 health data products, led 13+ proposals
Built technical collateral to close $100M+ in TCV
Aided 23+ commercial deals, driving 100%+ YOY growth

Deal Network

Bay Area Ecosystem

Deal-share relationship wtih a broad network of investors, "Tier 1" to emerging funds
President, Haas Venture Capital Club
SVP, UC LAUNCH accelerator
Mentor, Bay Area startup founders
Integrated in AI Entrepreneurs of Berkeley, Skydeck, Aerospace, Robotics & Blockchain ecosystem at UC Berkeley
Active in Berkeley Haas & Stanford GSB network
Strong ties with Asian and Australian immigrant communities

Multi-Hub Network

Northwestern: AI/ML research network
DC, MD, and VA: Tech startup community
Florida: UF/UCF entrepreneurship hubs
Accelerators & Incubators, operators/talent network, competitor benchmarks, inbound through articles, sector-specific events/meetups, etc.
Thesis-based sourcing from industry network:
- 800+ in Supply Chain
- 300+ in Health Data
- 1,000+ in AI/Data Science

Investment Focus & Market Opportunities

Industrial Systems

$13.80B

Collaborative Robots (Cobots)

$9.80B

AI-Powered Visual Inspection

Key attributes: Rigid programming paradigms, slow task reconfiguration, safety tuning friction, over-reliance on integrators, CapEx-heavy deployment, variable defect signatures, scarce labeled data, black-box model behavior, edge inference constraints, overfitting to lab conditions, fragmented image streams, long-tail defect edge cases.

Manufacturing & Value Chain Systems

$481.36B

Market Size

Intralogistics Robotics/Automation | $75.36B, 14.8% CAGR
On-Demand & Flexible Manufacturing | $285.8B, 21.5% CAGR
Cyber-Physical Security/Longevity | $72B, 10.2% CAGR
Digital Twin & Simulation | $48.2B, 58.3% CAGR

Key attributes: Manual material handling, AMR coordination issues, slow robot reprogramming, limited simulation tools, high prototyping scrap, fragmented systems, lack of real-time equipment data, underused capacity, reshoring compliance friction, interoperability issues, outdated MES integrations, energy waste, machine downtime, cybersecurity gaps.

Advanced Planning Systems & Mixed TMS

$252.70B

US Market Size | 15.22% CAGR

Global Markets: 3PL: $1.10T | TMS: $4.40B | WMS: $2.70B

Convergence of TMS, WMS, and 3PL systems
Real-time optimization & multi-modal planning
AI/ML enhanced warehousing & route optimization
IoT and blockchain integration

Health Data

$5.70B

2025 Market Size

FHIR-based solutions
Value-Based Care (VBC) initiatives
Clinical process & decision support
Back office operations solution
Data integration platforms

Personal Mission & Vision

Going where others won't and doing what others don't.
Not because others aren't, but because others should and yet, won't.

Distance Traveled

Rural Nepal to US: a journey that shaped me
Technical specialist to investor transition
Individual contributor and a manager, with/out direct authority
Founder & operator experience

Commitment to Excellence

Promoting underrepresented founders
Driving efficient and resilient global systems
Working with best-in-class talents
Adding a net positive value to startups

Thesis Deep-Dive

Investment Memos

Revenue CAGR

141%

Rapid Growth Path

Gross Margin

74.19%

Lucrative Model

Rule of 40

176%

Best-in-class

ARR Growth

$10.28M

Scaling Momentum

LTV/CAC

10x

Impressive Scalabiltiy comp:3-5x

Burn Multiple

-0.24

At Inflection Point

YoY Growth

121%

Consistent

Net Revenue Retention

130%

Customer Loyalty

Network Partners

5,000+

Ecosystem Growth

Implementation Time

9 days

Rapid Deployment

System Uptime

99.99%

Reliable Platform

Error Resolution

Real-time

Instant Support

Success Rate

100%

Seamless Integration

Partner Growth

156%

YoY

Transaction Volume

265M

Annual

Integration Speed

80%

Quick Connect

ARR per Customer

$33,043

Expanding Usage

ARR per Employee

$449,184

79% CAGR

Customer Growth