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Manveer Sandhu

Founding Member at Sweater Cashmere Fund

Fairfield, California

Overview 

Manveer Sandhu is a Trustee and Defense Ventures Alum with a background in defense, venture capital, and community leadership. He has held notable roles such as Board Member and President at Travis Unified School District and has completed a Defense Ventures Fellowship at Shift, showcasing his expertise in cross-functional team leadership and strategic thinking. Sandhu's career highlights include serving as a Board Member for Travis Unified School District and completing a Defense Ventures Fellowship at Shift, demonstrating his strong leadership skills and strategic acumen in the defense and venture capital sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2023 - Current

  • President

    2022 - 2023

    ▪Preside at all meetings of the board to facilitate board processes and procedures ▪Oversee a budget of $86 million with fiduciary responsibility and ensure the district meets its financial obligations ▪ Championed the implementation of a financial literacy course to ensure students will be financially responsible ▪ Provide visionary leadership and executive oversight as an elected Trustee to the Travis School Board ▪ Establish and cultivate relationships across businesses, governments, and nonprofits to advocate for public education

  • Vice President

    2021 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2021

Travis Unified school provides support for student learning and staff professional development.

  • Intelligence Analyst

    2019

US Air Force Reserve is an integral part of the nation's defense.

  • Associate

    2023

Plug & Play Topeka is a Venture Capital company that offers corporate Innovation, open Innovation, and accelerator Programs.

  • Small Business Advisor

    2022

  • Founding Member

    2022

    The Sweater Cashmere Fund is the VC fund for everyone and the flagship fund for Sweater Ventures. The Sweater Cashmere Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of private, venture capital investments.

  • Advisor

    2024

  • Business Development

    2022 - 2023

Rizlab Health enables practitioners and patients to acquire full blood count readings in minutes.

Raised $331,000.00 from SOSV, IndieBio, IndieBio and SOSV.

  • Defense Ventures Fellow (Stealth VC Firm)

    2023 - 2023

  • Venture Analyst

    2022 - 2022

    Untapped Ventures is a venture studio and pre-seed fund in Los Angeles on a mission to help people achieve the best version of themselves, personally and professionally.

  • Private Equity Analyst

    2022 - 2022

    ▪ Conducted market research and analysis to identify emerging real estate markets and trends ▪ Collaborated with the portfolio management team to monitor asset performance, including cash flow analysis and market research ▪ Conducted financial analysis and due diligence on potential real estate investment opportunities, including underwriting financial models and evaluating market trends

Encore Capital Management is a diversified, multiple fund, real estate investment and development firm.

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