Abhinav Shashank is the Co-founder and CEO of Innovaccer, a healthcare data platform unicorn, while simultaneously serving as Co-founder and General Partner of z21 Ventures, bringing direct operating experience from building a global health-tech company into his investing practice. He identifies publicly as "Avni's Dad" before his professional titles on platforms like LinkedIn, giving his personal brand a distinctive family-first approach that stands out from typical venture capital positioning.
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z21 Ventures
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AI, Enterprise, SaaS, Health, Deeptech / Hardware
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Pre-Seed - Seed
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$500k - $1M
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z21 Ventures is founded and run by the core Innovaccer founding team who built a zero-to-unicorn healthcare data company, bringing their operating playbook directly into a VC platform focused on AI-driven enterprise software, data-heavy B2B SaaS, and healthcare startups in the US-India technology corridor. The fund is structured as an operator-led platform with a curated network of 150+ founders and senior operators who serve as LPs and provide hands-on functional support to portfolio companies rather than just capital.
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