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Varun Sharma
Investor at Haveli Investments
New York, New York
Overview
Varun Sharma is a Gaming Investor at Haveli Investments in New York, specializing in investing in various stages and sectors within the gaming industry, such as Series A, Series B, and Consumer Internet companies in Los Angeles/Southern California. With a background in corporate strategy and business development at companies like Crunchyroll and Rooster Teeth, Varun brings a wealth of experience in evaluating and supporting gaming startups, leveraging skills in product development and marketing to drive successful investments in the gaming sector.
Work Experience
Investor
2022 - Current
Haveli Investments is a technology-focused private equity firm.
Raised $500,000,000.00 from Apollo.
Senior Associate
2021 - 2022
Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy
2020 - 2021
Crunchyroll San Francisco is an entertainment industry.
Manager, Corporate Strategy & Business Operations
2019 - 2020
Creator of online media content such as Red vs. Blue, Immersion, Achievement Hunter, the Rooster Teeth podcast, RWBY, and more.
Raised $2,400,000.00.
Head of Business Development (Otter Interactive Entertainment)
2019 - 2020
Manager, Strategy & Corporate Development
2017 - 2019
Otter Media provides a mobile and web-based video sharing app that allows users to chat, send video messages, and create video cards.
Analyst, Investment Banking
2015 - 2017
Mergers & Acquisitions Group
Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.
Summer Analyst, Investment Banking
2014 - 2014
Mergers & Acquisitions Group
Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.
Business Development Intern
2013 - 2013
Led complete brand overhaul and product relaunch, significantly boosting revenue • Designed and developed hydrobead.com, implementing new online sales platform • Orchestrated launch of two new products: Hydrobead Enhancer and Hydrobead Fabric • Initiated vendor partnership discussions with several major product retailers nationwide • Created and delivered successful investor presentation: $60k from US Army Rapid Equipping Force • Responsible for all creative aspects of multimedia/video design, production and execution
Marketing Intern
2012 - 2012
Delivered major marketing and promotional materials under aggressive timeline, greatly improving web and media presence • Designed and created three exposition movies exhibited at energy expos nationwide • Redesigned company website and created landing pages for new product launch • Deployed new cloud-based file management system to optimize efficiency with in-house media
Parasol Structures designs, fabricates, and installs solar carports and garages, transforming parking lots into solar power assets.
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