Meera Balakumar

Advisor and Investor
2020
Concurrent and/or overlapping roles providing strategic advisory and hands-on execution to technology startups. I focus on honing go-to-market strategy, sales enablement, revenue operations and customer success. Advisor to several startups, including: M2M Capital, OpenLaw, SpectrifyAI, Navable, S64 Capital Innovaton, Ortus, Quottly Advisor to accelerators and venture studios, including: Veracity AI: Singapore-based venture studio accelerating AI software startups TechStars Accelerator Mentor JP Morgan Spring Cohort Samvid Ventures Fall Cohort U.S. SBA annual national accelerator funding competition panel judge

2022

Investment Committee Member
2022
Venture investing in entrepreneurs with a performing arts background and in the early stages of building the next unicorn. We believe these entrepreneurs bring a unique mix of creative innovation, discipline and successful execution.

2019 - 2022

Head of Business Development
2019 - 2022
Technology solutions and strategic partnerships for CFOs of venture-backed SaaS companies.

2020 - 2021

Advisory Board Member
2020 - 2021
Renewable energy projects for long-term clean power generation strategies.

Sterling Analytics/ Sterlinks

2008 - 2019

Founder, CEO
2008 - 2019
Cloud-based utilities for alternative asset fund managers. Acquired.

Presidio Partners

2004 - 2008

Senior Associate
2004 - 2008
$6 billion of transaction mandates in North America, Europe and Asia.

International Network of Alternative Financial Institutions

2001 - 2004

Fulbright Fellow
2001 - 2004
Capital markets access for small enterprise finance in Asia and Africa.

Research Grant, University of Cape Town (South Africa)

2001 - 2002

Faculty of Economics
2001 - 2002
Collaborated with Dean of Faculty of Economics to analyze South African capital markets and corporate governance in African countries.

SG Cowen

2000 - 2001

Senior Analyst, Technology Investment Banking
2000 - 2001
Technology investment banking.

1998 - 2000

Fulbright Scholar, founder and startup ecosystem leader with revenue-oriented builder mentality, demonstrated expertise and passion for startup go-to-market strategy.