Gajanan Bhat

Founder, President & Chairman at iZen ai, Inc.

📍 Union City, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2016𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Portfolio

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Nov 2015
Decklar pioneers Real-Time Decisions AI with Unified Visibility, reshaping the supply chains of Global 2000s to be transparent, automated, and sustainable. Within weeks, these enterprises transform key processes like replenishment, goods receipt, revenue forecasting, quality release, security, and asset management into dynamic, risk-informed operations. Despite over $25B spent globally on planning, TMS, and visibility tools, supply chains still stall: 60% of shipments arrive late, disrupting inventory plans; 17% face quality issues; and 76% of reusable assets go underutilized. Planning/TMS tools remain Systems of Record, relying on static or manual data. Visibility tools lack business context. Decklar closes this gap. Built on 10+ years self-enriching supply chain visibility data, the Decklar’s AI-native platform fuses real-time shipment and asset signals with Decision Intelligence — delivering precise execution and planning recommendations for Supply Chain, Logistics, Quality, Security, Operations, and Finance — functioning as a System of Action. Decklar’s Real-Time Decisions AI now powers over 90% of global MRO flows, 42% of U.S. pharmaceutical shipments, and about a quarter of global CPG shipments — measurably boosting top and bottom lines. Learn more at https://www.decklar.com
Investor
Feb 2015
Member of Advisory Board and Investor
Dec 2014
RedShift Networks, Inc. provides a Unified Communications Threat Management (UCTM) software product suite to global carriers managing Voice Over IP (VoIP) networks that allows carriers to manage VoIP/SIP Security, Threat Intelligence Analytics and Fraud Detection / Prevention. Global carriers urgently need Real-time Security and Analytics solutions that can detect Anomalous network traffic as these carriers migrate their edge and core voice networks to SIP / IMS / VoLTE. RedShift's patented products provide just such real-time detection of VoIP/SIP threats via a Multi-level and Hierarchical Threat Detection and Analytics System to prevent false positives / negatives in core carrier networks. The company has nearly 100 deployments and trials in Tier 1 - Tier 3 carriers in the Cable, Fixed Line, Mobile (VoLTE / IMS), Inter-Exchange and VoIP Cloud Enterprise markets. RedShift has also won several accolades in Light Reading Leading Lights, Internet Telephony Magazine, SC Magazine (cyber security), and Red Herring Magazine. RedShift is a thought and technology leader and has presented at SIPNOC, Communications Fraud and Control Association of North America (CFCA), Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, Telecom Exchange as well as at Cisco Live. RedShift partners with many leading telecom vendors. RedShift is headquartered in Silicon Valley and has sales and support offices in Tokyo, Boston, and Hyderabad.
Investor & Member of Senior Advisor Network
Nov 2014
Keiretsu Capital was established with the express mission of fostering closer ties between Keiretsu Forum angels, the institutional investor community and Keiretsu Forum portfolio companies. Keiretsu Capital provides its investors access to proprietary deal flow by investing alongside the angels, providing additional capital to complete rounds and acting to source follow on capital where appropriate. Keiretsu Capital works to increase the value of investments undertaken by Keiretsu Forum members by assisting in the successful presentation of the portfolio companies to investors including syndicate partners, venture capitalists, corporate investors, and the public markets. Keiretsu Capital aims to provide significant capital appreciation through investment in high quality emerging companies that have been funded by the world’s largest angel investor network, Keiretsu Forum, as well as other top tier angel groups. Comprised of serious investors, accomplished business leaders and serial entrepreneurs, our mission is to accelerate technology company success and pursue the high upside value potential in these dynamic investment opportunities while promoting the sharing of risk inherent in any early stage venture. We recognizes the crucial and active role that experienced angel investors can play in nurturing emerging companies, and draws upon the significant knowledge and expertise of our investors, Keiretsu Forum members and Keiretsu Capital managers to actively guide and support portfolio companies. We seek opportunities in which a strong management team is in place to guide development of the core technology and the organization needed to realize the company’s market potential. Further, we will continue to seek Keiretsu Members that bring geographic diversity to our membership to enhance the probability of identifying investment opportunities and building a broad base of contacts and functional and technical expertise. www.keiretsucapital.com
Investor
Nov 2012
Mobiplex is a high-tech startup that is headquartered in Silicon Valley, founded by serial entrepreneurs who have built successful companies and taken them public. Mobiplex will soon be unveiling a revolutionary technology that is destined to have a profound impact on the lives of people.
Member of Advisory Board & Investor
Sep 2012
Vistalytics uses the power of AI to uncover signal from the torrent of market data in near real-time to build better portfolios, optimize performance, and unlock consistent growth over time. With Edge, we enhance discovery and ideation - detecting material changes across structured fundamentals data and unstructured SEC filings to alert opportunities in real-time. Through Kosha - and our Quantified Sentiment model, we determine the prevailing long or short momentum across 1,300+ equities and enable better decisions before the markets move.
Experience · 21 entries
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Investments (8)
Founder (10)
Board (1)
2018
Founder and CEO
Jul 2018
iZen is a Talent Empowerment platform company, offering end-to-end solutions for skill development and employability, leveraging the power of AI and other digital technologies.
early stageE-learning
2017
Aneri Arts Private Limited
Co-Founder and Cheif Operating Officer (COO) at Aneri Arts
Jul 2017
Aneri Arts Private Limited
Founder and COO
Jul 2017
2016
Local Board Member
May 2016
Our mission is to register men and maintain a system that, when authorized by the President and Congress, rapidly provides personnel in a fair and equitable manner while managing an alternative service program for conscientious objectors. Virtually all men - ages 18 through 25 - must register at sss.gov. The obligation of a man to register is imposed by the Military Selective Service Act, which establishes and governs the operations of the Selective Service System. The Alternative Service Program would provide public service work assignments in Americas communities in lieu of military service for men classified as conscientious objectors to all military service. If you would like to contact with a customer service representative, send your questions to information@sss.gov.
2015
Investor
Nov 2015
Decklar pioneers Real-Time Decisions AI with Unified Visibility, reshaping the supply chains of Global 2000s to be transparent, automated, and sustainable. Within weeks, these enterprises transform key processes like replenishment, goods receipt, revenue forecasting, quality release, security, and asset management into dynamic, risk-informed operations. Despite over $25B spent globally on planning, TMS, and visibility tools, supply chains still stall: 60% of shipments arrive late, disrupting inventory plans; 17% face quality issues; and 76% of reusable assets go underutilized. Planning/TMS tools remain Systems of Record, relying on static or manual data. Visibility tools lack business context. Decklar closes this gap. Built on 10+ years self-enriching supply chain visibility data, the Decklar’s AI-native platform fuses real-time shipment and asset signals with Decision Intelligence — delivering precise execution and planning recommendations for Supply Chain, Logistics, Quality, Security, Operations, and Finance — functioning as a System of Action. Decklar’s Real-Time Decisions AI now powers over 90% of global MRO flows, 42% of U.S. pharmaceutical shipments, and about a quarter of global CPG shipments — measurably boosting top and bottom lines. Learn more at https://www.decklar.com
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2012–2016 · 8 investments
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