We are pleased to introduce Aashna Kumar as the newest member of the Vistara Growth team. Joining us as a Senior Associate based in our Toronto office, Aashna brings a wealth of experience in sourcing and executing early and growth-stage investments across a range of technology verticals and strategies.
Aashna comes to us from The Wharton School, where she co-led the Penn Wharton Innovation Fund and contributed her expertise to the venture capital and growth equity team at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Her earlier experience includes four impactful years at Generation Ventures, where she was instrumental in closing a substantial number of early and growth-stage investments.
An advocate for diversity in venture capital, Aashna is an Advisor at Canadian Women in VC and a Mentor at Front Row Ventures, reflecting her dedication to empowering the next generation of founders. She holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Commerce from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
Outside of work, Aashna re-launched and directed Founders Boost Toronto, a free accelerator program designed to support early-stage founders and has written three fantasy adventure novels that she hopes to publish one day.
At Vistara, Aashna will play a key role in identifying investment opportunities, building relationships with founders, and supporting the growth of our portfolio companies.
We’re excited to have her on board and look forward to the insights and expertise she’ll bring to our team!
About Vistara Growth
Vistara Growth provides highly flexible growth debt and equity solutions to leading technology companies across North America. Founded, managed, and funded by seasoned technology finance and operating executives, “Vistara” (Sanskrit for “expansion”) is focused on enabling growth for the ambitious entrepreneurs we invest in, our investors, our people, and the communities we operate in. For more information, send us a message by contacting us here.
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