Shahan Sud is a Senior Investment Manager at JAFCO Asia.  He is responsible for co-building JAFCO Asia in India. He is managing end-to-end investments in the Indian geography and is responsible for JAFCO Asia’s investments in India, together with the South Asia team.

Prior to joining JAFCO Asia, he worked with Indian Angel Network (IAN) and Anand Rathi Advisors.

As a passionate trend analyst and columnist, he actively authors thought pieces on consumer trends, Indian economy and the start-up ecosystem. Some of his notable insights have been published in Business Standard, HT Mint, The Economic Times, CNBC TV18 and VCCircle, among others. In addition to these editorials, he is frequently quoted by LiveMint, DealStreetAsia, Financial Times, Business Insider India, Asian Venture Capital Journal, NNA ASIA (Kyodo News) and Nikkei Asia. He tweets at @shahan_sud

He was part BW Disrupt’s 30 Under 30 List in 2023.