Ash Shrivastav is the Managing Partner of Uma Ventures. Previously, Ash was a Principal at Buckhill Capital LP for over six years, where he focused on sourcing, evaluating, and leading investments in various companies and funds, including Anthropic, Worldly (formerly Higg), Mill, Para, Goodr, and Decent. Ash has also sourced and led investments in Last Country Inc. (Tucker Carlson Network, ALP),  PerplexityAI, Primer Microschools, Hydra Host, Enduring Ventures, Haymaker Ventures, Revere VC, among other leading companies. Ash worked at JPMorgan’s investment banking team, later founded a matrimony platform, and holds a patent in anonymous search and messaging technology. He attended the MBA program at the University of Cambridge after earning his graduate degree in information systems from Harvard University. Ash has driven over 300,000 miles across 46 U.S. states and has lived in Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Cambridge (UK), and Nepal. Ash has a keen interest in ancient history, deep tech, and faith and religious philosophy.