Rishi Srivastava
Director on the Board & Operating Partner Vahan Inc.
Founder CEO - AARK TechAccess Pvt Ltd & General Partner, BOV Capital, Singapore
Rishi Srivastava is an active angel investor, advisor & operating partner to technology companies. He turned entrepreneur by founding AARK TechAccess with a vision to scale promising start up’s globally, through deep engagement on organization building, business strategy, monetization, product development & governance - with the founding teams.
Rishi’s corporate career spans 27+ years with Multi-National Corporations in India & Asia Pacific region. He brings rich experience in general management, strategy, marketing, sales & eco-system building in technology companies, across consumer & enterprise businesses.
In August 2013, Rishi founded AARK TechAccess Pvt Ltd, a venture that focuses on orbit changing growth for technology start up’s in Big Data/Analytics leveraging AI/ML, Social & Mobile products out of India, US, Singapore & Sri Lanka. AARK TechAccess has built a robust portfolio of companies that are at different stages of growth, globally. Rishi also serves on IIT Kanpur’s incubation center as a Business Mentor and has incubated a company with them in energy storage. He is an Independent Director on the Board of Xerox India Limited & a General Partner with BOV Capital, Singapore – a fund that invests in start-ups in South Asia & Sri Lanka. He also holds Board & Board advisor positions in several companies in India, US, Singapore & South Asia
Prior to turning entrepreneur, Rishi worked with Microsoft Corporation for 16 years in leadership roles across India, Asia Pacific & Greater China regions. He was exposed to several executive roles in Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Business P&L, Strategy & Product Group management within the company. He also helped run the Microsoft India Advisory Board as the Chief of Staff to the Chairman.
Prior to Microsoft, Rishi worked at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) helping set up their channel & PC business in the country.
Rishi has a Post Graduate Certificate in International Marketing from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi. He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Birla Institute of Management Technology. Rishi and his wife, Tanuja reside in Gurgaon with their Son & daughter is in college in Canada.
