Shreyas Slater Chityala

Shreyas Slater C. serves as the Director at LightRay.ai, a data intelligence and innovation company aimed at enhancing investment and risk management for fund managers and large enterprises since June 2021. As the CEO and Founder of Elevate Innovation Partners, a venture capital firm established in March 2015, Shreyas focuses on early to mid-stage investments across the US, India, Germany, and the Netherlands within the Financial Services ecosystem, B2B Software, Marketplaces, and Digital Media sectors. Additional roles include Managing Partner at Vedas Group LLC, Advisory Board member at Avlino Inc., and Director for various companies including Valilly and Aggrigator Inc. Previous experience includes a managerial position in corporate strategy at Westpac Group and an investment banking role at Nomura. Shreyas holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Operations Research from Columbia University, earned in 2007.