Kanishk Desai
Early Stage Ventures & BD at HSBC Innovation Banking
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President, Early Stage Ventures & BD
2024 - Current
Director, Seed Investments
2023 - 2024
Goodwater Genesis seeks out exceptional entrepreneurs and helps them cultivate the success they deserve.
Director, Early Stage (Seed, Scouts, Seed GP FoF)
2021 - 2023
BVP Forge operates as a private equity firm that focuses on software-enabled businesses.
Global Platforms
2021 - 2021
Startup Growth
2017 - 2021
Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.
Raised $9,440,247,725.00 from E1 Ventures.
Business Development, Financial Services
2014 - 2016
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications.
Raised $65,375,124.00 from Starboard Value.
Private Wealth Management
2013 - 2014
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners is a private equity firm that invests in high-growth companies in the technology and healthcare industries.
Founder
2010 - 2013
Custom apparel, design, and marketing for student organizations and brands aimed at the college demographic.
API Sales, Outbound
2012 - 2013
WePay has been acquired by JP Morgan Chase
Symantec Sales Specialist Internship
2011 - 2011
Email Filtering Company
Raised $35,000,000.00 from TCV, Crosslink Capital, NortonLifeLock, Critical Path, Accel, Opportunity Capital Partners, Esther Dyson, Bill Joy and Thomas Weisel Partners.