Vijay Amballa

EVP & Business Head | Board Advisor | Harvard Alumni

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2025
VC🌍 United StatesInvested this year
2
Total investments
0
Early stage
0
Mid stage
1
Late stage
5y
Years active

Portfolio

2 investments · sorted by recency
All investments
Early stage
Mid stage
Late stage
Investor
Nov 2025
Blue Ivy Ventures is an Alumni Ventures venture capital fund for alumni of Yale that invests in companies with a Yale connection. Meet the team: David Shapiro, Managing Partner Yevgeny Gelfand, Partner Ryan Musto, Senior Associate We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture firm for individual investors. Founded in 2014, we are the venture investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions.   Follow Blue Ivy Ventures for content at the intersection of our shared alma mater, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. We are private, for-profit, and not affiliated with or sanctioned by the college. Offers of securities are made only to eligible investors through formal offering documents, which describe the risks, terms, and other important information that must be considered before investing. Example portfolio company investments shown for illustrative purposes only, do not necessarily reflect investment outcomes that were or would be obtained by any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future investors, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Investor & Advisor
Aug 2021
The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Association (HBSAA) is an educational and networking forum for Harvard Alumni and other participants who are interested in researching and investing in early stage companies on an individual basis.
Experience · 4 entries
All (4)
Investments (2)
2025
Investor
Nov 2025
Blue Ivy Ventures is an Alumni Ventures venture capital fund for alumni of Yale that invests in companies with a Yale connection. Meet the team: David Shapiro, Managing Partner Yevgeny Gelfand, Partner Ryan Musto, Senior Associate We are part of Alumni Ventures, America’s largest venture firm for individual investors. Founded in 2014, we are the venture investing partner to over 11,000 individuals and institutions.   Follow Blue Ivy Ventures for content at the intersection of our shared alma mater, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. We are private, for-profit, and not affiliated with or sanctioned by the college. Offers of securities are made only to eligible investors through formal offering documents, which describe the risks, terms, and other important information that must be considered before investing. Example portfolio company investments shown for illustrative purposes only, do not necessarily reflect investment outcomes that were or would be obtained by any AV fund or investor, and are not available to future investors, except potentially in the case of follow-on investments. Venture capital investing involves substantial risk, including risk of loss of all capital invested. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
2021
Investor & Advisor
Aug 2021
The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Association (HBSAA) is an educational and networking forum for Harvard Alumni and other participants who are interested in researching and investing in early stage companies on an individual basis.
Advisor - Small Business Partnership Initiative
Aug 2021
With over 13,000 alumni in the region, the Harvard Business School Club of New York provides a connection to HBS and a space for alumni of all ages to network, grow as leaders, and continue learning for a lifetime. The HBS Club of New York cultivates professional and personal development of its members through educational experiences, networking opportunities, service to the community, and the exchange of ideas with other HBS members. Activities, Events, & Programming: The HBS Club of New York offers a remarkably wide range of activities that benefit our alumni, the New York community, and HBS. These include over 80 events annually, the majority with C-Suite speakers; pro bono consulting services to nonprofits, local small businesses, and start-ups; Alumni Angel investing; and Alumni Forums. The Club also funds scholarships and fellowships for several important HBS programs. The HBS Club of New York is a volunteer-led 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This page is not managed by Harvard Business School (HBS).
2003
Managing Partner
Oct 2003
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence, and customer service. It has set an aspiration to become the worlds largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence. Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 55 countries and 202 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients – helping them emerge as perpetually adaptive enterprises. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today. TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment. Caution against fraudulent job offers: TCS doesn’t charge any fee throughout the recruitment process. Refer here: https://www.tcs.com/careers/india/recruitment-fraud-alert