Free Ventures
Ishaan S. is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in various roles within technology, finance, and consulting. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor, Managing Director, and Director at Free Ventures since November 2022, Ishaan also holds the position of Accumulator Electrical Engineer at Formula Electric at Berkeley starting January 2024. Previous roles include Student Venture Partner at Picus Capital, Associate Consultant Intern at Konrad Group, Data Strategy Co-Op at Marsh McLennan, Technical Program Manager Intern at Better Collective, Data Science Intern at Forta, Summer Analyst at Sperry Capital Inc., and Product Development Extern at Microsoft. Ishaan began a career in equity research as an intern at Berkeley Investment Group. Academically, Ishaan is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, with an expected graduation date in 2025, following a high school diploma from Upper St. Clair School District.
This person is not in any teams
Free Ventures
Free Ventures is UC Berkeley's leading pre-seed startup incubator, crafting highly individualized paths for founders across industries and academic backgrounds in a 3-month program. As the university's only nonprofit program run by students, for students, we aren’t pressed for returns or exits. Instead, we spend our full time cultivating relationships with top undergraduate and graduate student groups, and curate a support network of top venture capitalists, resource partners, founders, and thought leaders from the Valley for our portfolio. In doing so, we make entrepreneurship accessible to Berkeley students of all backgrounds by empowering them with the support to innovate and build. We have helped our 53 alumni teams raise over $30 million from top firms such as Y Combinator, Greylock, KPCB, and Accel. Collectively they’ve gone on to tackle problems in neuroscience, drones, IoT, VR, AI, real estate, bioengineering, FinTech, and renewable energy, to name a few. Visit www.freeventures.org to learn more and follow us on Twitter @freeventures.