# Ashis Nayak

**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/people/ashis-nayak
**Profile type:** Person

## About

Ashis drives portfolio management and ecosystem partnerships at Shastra VC, leading investments across Marketplaces, B2B Commerce, ClimateTech, and Enterprise/SMB SaaS. He co-founded Autoninja alongside Vasant Rao.

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- **Social:**
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashisnayak

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