Meera Balakumar

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

San Francisco, California

Work Experience

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Head of Business Development

    2019 - 2022

    Technology solutions and strategic partnerships for CFOs of venture-backed SaaS companies.

  • Advisory Board Member

    2020 - 2021

    Renewable energy projects for long-term clean power generation strategies.

  • Founder, CEO

    2008 - 2019

    Cloud-based utilities for alternative asset fund managers. Acquired.

2004 - 2008

  • Senior Associate

    2004 - 2008

    $6 billion of transaction mandates in North America, Europe and Asia.

  • Fulbright Fellow

    2001 - 2004

    Capital markets access for small enterprise finance in Asia and Africa.

  • Faculty of Economics

    2001 - 2002

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

2000 - 2001

  • Senior Analyst, Technology Investment Banking

    2000 - 2001

    Technology investment banking.

1998 - 2000

  • Analyst, Investment Banking

    1998 - 2000

    Banc of America Montgomery Securities.