Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor at SAKRA L.P.
Shankar is a serial entrepreneur, mentor and an angel investor. He has started multiple companies and has had 4 successful exits in the past 20 years. He has invested in over 25 start-ups and is active in angel investment groups.
He is on the Board of TiE Southern California, the second largest chapter of a global non-profit organization for entrepreneurs. He is the current Chair of TiE SoCal Angels, the angel investment arm of the chapter. He is also a member of Tech Coast Angels, OC chapter, one of the largest Angel Investor group in the country.
He is also passionate about his non-profits – he is on the Board of Food Finders, Inc., a Long Beach based Food Rescue Organization and is a Trustee of Guindy1975 Trust, an educational Trust based out of Southern India.