Ruchira Shukla is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Synapses, a VC Fund focused on STEM-led
investments in ClimateTech and HealthTech.
Previously, Ruchira was the South Asia Regional Lead for Disruptive Technology Investments at
the
International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group. She led IFC’s investments in
early-stage
technology businesses as well as VC Funds and represented IFC on the boards of several startups
and LP
advisory committees. Her investments include Upgrad, Blackbuck, Bizongo, Tata1mg, Medgenome,
Byju’s,
and several others. Also, as the Global Lead for the HealthTech business at IFC, Ms. Shukla led
IFC’s
investments and interventions in the HealthTech industry across emerging markets.
Ms. Shukla also ran IFC’s South Asia business in Technology, Media and Telecom, and has
previously
worked with organizations such as Boston Consulting Group and Lehman Brothers. She has over 25
years
of experience across venture capital and private equity investing, strategy consulting, and
investment
banking across Asia, US and Europe. Her sector focus spans consumer internet, enterprise
technologies,
B2B eCommerce, HealthTech, Edutech and eLogistics, with a keen interest in business models that
leverage emerging technologies such as Web 3.0, AI, IoT and blockchain to disrupt traditional
spaces.
