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Ankita Vashistha
CEO & Founder
First Women Tech
VC Fund

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Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Author (Innovation at Scale) and Philanthropist

Awarded by and Featured On

THE AUTHOR

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The book “Innovation at Scale” authored by Ankita Vashistha presents experiences based proven model on how to re-imagine consumer experience; bring in innovation, and implement through AI. This book showcases case studies of leading innovations across fintech, healthtech, edutech, retailtech and how technologies like AI, IoT, AR/VR, 5G, cloud and social media are shaping lives, businesses and accelerating Innovation at Scale.

“Innovation at scale is a must read for CXOs & Clients of Global Corporations to understand and implement the new technologies across their enterprises.”

Kevin Campbell, CEO, Syniti Inc. Fmr. Group Chief Executive Technology, Accenture Inc.

 

 

“This Book “Innovation at Scale” is a must read for leadership teams who are driving business transformation within organizations.”

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon Ltd., India

 

 

“Technology,  innovation and digital transformation is driving leadership in the new normal and shaping future of businesses. Vashisthas provide their experience of implementing Innovation at Scale for enterprises.”

Dawn Tiura, President & CEO, Sourcing Industry Group (SIG), USA

 

“This Book “Innovation at Scale” is an eye-opener for leaders looking to transform their organization through innovation.”

Kerry Hallard, President & CEO, Global Sourcing Association (GSA), UK

 

 

“Innovation at Scale is a must-read. Captivating. If you are going to lead in transforming and modernizing your business, this thoughtful book takes you on a journey of enterprise innovation –  Cloud, Artificial Intelligence,  Intelligent Automation and much more.” 

Mihir Shukla, CEO and Co-founder, Automation Anywhere Inc., USA

StrongHer Ventures Funds

$100M Investment Across:

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STRONGHER VENTURES

The Largest Global VC Fund Platform for Women Entrepreneurs

StrongHer is the largest co-created VC fund and platform for women venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Strongher is leading and accelerating investment in women entrepreneurs in FEMTECH, FINTECH, FUTURE OF WORK and investing in 100 women centric startups by 2025.

Ankita has been awarded, Leading Top 10 Women Fund Manager, Top 100 Asian globally and Top Investor in Asia.

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MYSTEPUP FOUNDATION

A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Catalyzing Women's  Engagement, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship

Ankita comes with years of diverse and global experience across technology, healthcare, capital, diversity and inclusion to accelerate women's power and Influence through Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The programs empower more women entrepreneurs to get funded, more women leaders to be in senior executive positions, more women to be entrepreneurs in residence at VC funds and have more women board members. 

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SAHA FUND

First Women in "Tech VC Fund"

Ankita is the founder and CEO of the first institutional women venture capital fund for tech women entrepreneurs. Saha Fund has created a significant impact for women empowerment, engagement and entrepreneurship.

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Fitternity is India's largest fitness discovery and booking platform. Acquired by Cure.fit

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GoCoop.com is India's first online Global marketplace that enables Handloom and Handicraft Co-operatives and artisans in connecting directly with Buyers.

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My Ally was acquired by Phenom People -  a global AI powered HR tech company with a B2B SaaS platform.

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LoveLocal (formerly m.Paani) is Digitising & Organising Local Retailers to deliver the Neighbourhood Shopping Experience of the Future.

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JoulestoWatts is a business solutioning and consulting company that delivers client-focused and multi-disciplinary solutions.

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Shoptimize is a SaaS platform used by leading enterprises across India to setup and grow their online sales.

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THOLONS CAPITAL

The Vashistha global family office

Global Family Office Investing in Innovation and Technology 

Ankita is on the board and the Chief Investment Officer of Tholons Capital (Vashistha global family office). Over the last ten years, she has managed assets of over $100M across technology, ventures, women centric initiatives, real estate, public equities, debt and foundations. 

Ankita is a pioneer of investing in startups in Asia, being a co-founder of Singapore's premier accelerator and venture fund - Wave Maker Labs.

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Insta acquired by Practo is India's largest  online doctor discovery company.

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Licious is the largest online meat/seafood brand in India.

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Consure Medical is a novel platform to manage, diagnose and treat GI disorders.

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Emerald is the leading pharma focused on novel drugs discovery for rare diseases. 

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Uniphore is the global leader in AI/ML  Conversational Service Automation (CSA)

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Luxola, acquired by LVMH is the leading skincare/cosmetic platform in Asia.

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Campobasso, is a professional Italian football club promoted to

Series C (2021-22)

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Tholons residential/commercial real estate portfolio spans across US, UK and India.

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MY SPACES

Innovation Co-Working House

Ankita is the founder, chief designer, visualizer, fantastical conceptualizer (dreamer) of the most uniquely curated co-working space globally. The space brings in an amazing blend of nature, art deco, earthy designs, green terraces to provide the most innovative, creative and fantastical space to entrepreneurs and innovators.

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GLOBAL CONSULTING
& INVESTMENT

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The Largest Global PE Fund for Emerging Markets

Aureos Capital - one of the largest growth markets private equity fund to invest in Latin America, Africa Asia and India. 

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Global Consulting Services and Advisory Firm

Tholons, pioneer in consulting services for developing strategy, statistics gathering, capacity building, marketing and promotions for Services/Industries. Tholons has extensive experience working on multiple engagements across LAC, USA, Ireland, Eastern Europe and Asia for corporates, countries and multilateral agencies like World Bank, IDB and USAID.

Tholons Global Innovation Index is the leading touchstone to benchmark the accelerated digital transformation of industries and services globally.

Aureos Latin America Fund (ALAF) investments

Aureos Southern Africa Fund LLC

Aureos South-East Asia Fund (Regional)

Aureos India Fund

Aureos Africa Fund

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FEATURED

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How India’s start-up women are collaborating fighting the system to create their own empires.

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These Female Leadership Programs Are Helping Bridge The Gender Gap In India's Startups.

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Kuberan's House onboards Sanjay Mehta, Ankita Vashistha, and Dr Apoorva Ranjan Sharma as Kuberas (Investors) for its entrepreneurship reality show.

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Navigating The Male-Dominated VC World: Advice From Women Investors To Women Entrepreneurs.

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Saha Fund is India’s first venture-capital fund that promotes women entrepreneurship. 

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Successful Women Entrepreneurs In India
[2021 Exhaustive List]

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How India’s start-up women are fighting the system to create their own empires

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Building Women Entrepreneurs

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Meet Ankita Vashistha, founder of first of-its-kind venture capital fund for women entrepreneurs.

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Ankita Vashistha, featured speaker in NASSCOM Product Conclave 2021.

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Betting on years under belt.

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