Harsh Jawharkar

Harsh Jawharkar is a seasoned investor, mentor, and growth advisor, currently serving as a Mentor and Advisor at StartX since September 2025, where support is provided to Stanford founders. At Jawharkar Advisory, established in October 2021, Harsh fulfills the role of CMO and Growth Advisor, partnering with a diverse range of stakeholders to scale hyper-growth B2B SaaS companies. Additional investments include notable companies such as Perplexity, GC AI, Redis, MKT1, Hoop, and Postal by Sendoso. Previously, Harsh held leadership positions at Dropbox and PagerDuty, contributing to product marketing and strategic initiatives. Harsh holds an MBA in Finance, Marketing, and Strategy from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, and completed a CSPD in Strategic Pricing for SaaS Products at Stanford University.