Ravi Srivastava is a partner at Leo Capital and is passionate about tech innovation as a lever for inclusive human progress. Previously, he founded Purvi Capital, and co-founded Jump’s first black-box trading group, kickstarting their HFT practice. Amongst the earliest angels in the Indian ecosystem, Ravi has a portfolio of over two dozen startups & has led pre-seed rounds for companies like Tala, Docquity, Sunstone & Knowlarity. Ravi is particularly curious about AI, Web3, Fintech, and interdisciplinary solution sets – like those at the intersection of life-sciences & engineering.
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