Fireside chat with Ash Shrivastav: General Partner, Uma Ventures and E-Lab Co-founder Kamiar Mohaddes
Join us for a fireside chat with Ash Shrivastav, General Partner of Uma Ventures, hosted by E-Lab co-founder Kamiar Mohaddes. Ash will share his perspective on early-stage investing and building at the intersection of AI, deep tech and defence, drawing on his experience backing companies including Anthropic and Perplexity.
Speaker Bio:
Ash Shrivastav is General Partner of Uma Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. He previously spent over six years as a Principal at Buckhill Capital, sourcing and leading investments in companies including Anthropic, Perplexity, Worldly and Goodr. Ash began his career in investment banking at JPMorgan, later working on sell-side transactions at boutique firms before founding a leading social matrimony platform. He attended the MBA programme at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (as a member of King’s College, Cambridge) and holds a master's degree in information systems management from Harvard University.
WHEN: Tuesday 25 August 2026, 18:00 19:30 - Fireside chat and Q&S
WHERE: Provost Drawing Room, King’s College
TICKETS: Find tickets here!
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