Akshay Mehta

Akshay Mehta currently serves as a Business Development professional at CloudForge and holds the position of Head of Sourcing at the Midwest Ventures Conference. Additionally, Akshay Mehta works as VP Internal at UpRound Ventures and as an Investment Analyst for the Global Investments Committee. Previous roles include University Program Fellow at Plug and Play Tech Center, Sales Development Intern at Livegistics, Inc., Venture Fellow at Venture Cooperative, and Venture Capital Associate at Starta VC. Akshay Mehta also led the Share and Care Foundation's Kids4Kids initiative, raising over $80,000 for educational support in India. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, with studies ongoing until April 2026, following a high school diploma from Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro.