Shekhar Kirani

Shekhar Kirani is a seasoned investment professional with extensive experience in early-stage ventures, particularly in the SaaS sector. Currently serving as a Partner at Accel since January 2011, Shekhar Kirani focuses on SaaS investments in India. Additionally, as a Venture Partner at Freshworks since September 2011, Shekhar Kirani was an early supporter of FreshDesk. Other notable investments include Series A roles at BrowserStack and Carestack, along with seed-stage investments in prominent companies like FalconX, ChargeBee, Zenoti.com, Amagi Corporation, Cogoport, and ansr.com. Shekhar Kirani holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota and advanced degrees from the Indian Institute of Science and the University of Mysore.