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Shanker Merchant

Venture Fund · New York City

About Shanker Merchant

Venture capital investor (Managing Director) based in New York City, New York. Focus areas include Health Care, Telecommunications, E-commerce. Past investments include China Chengxin Credit, WACHOVIA (WELLS FARGO) SECURITIES, Polaris Networks.

Investment focus

Sectors
Health CareTelecommunicationsE-commerceCybersecurityFundraisingInvestment ManagementStrategic PartnershipsPortfolio ManagementBankingVenture FundraisingBusiness DevelopmentTechnologyFinanceSoftwareManufacturingFinTechConsumer InternetCapital RaisingConsultingHardware

Portfolio

No portfolio companies recorded yet; Shanker Merchant reports 9 investments overall.

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