Rishi Khanna

CEO 🚀 AI-native Transformation Leader | Agentic Product Engineering | Partner with Founder CEO CIO CTO CDO CFO PE VC to Build the Next Generation AI Company I Texas Venture Studio | Top Voice | Investor | AI Speaker

📍 Plano, Texas, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 27 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States
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Investor - Super Premium Tequila
Aug 2022
Casa Cinco Dos is a Mexican Lifestyle Spirits Producer for Premium Consumers. We Focus in: - Authentic Mexican Craftsmanship.- Each of our products is a testament to generations of Mexican craftsmanship, rooted in tradition and expertise, like our flagship super premium sipping Tequila 52 - Official Denomination of Origin (DO).- Products with certification from Mexico, assuring consumers of its authenticity, adherence to traditional production methods, and genuine Mexican heritage - Small Batch Producer.- We create limited quantities, emphasizing quality over quantity. This allows us to put more attention to detail and unique characteristics. We carefully select ingredients and employ meticulous production processes to create products that cater to a discerning premium market
Investor - Automated Bookkeeping using AI | Machine Learning | Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Sep 2018
Profit Matters serves as your entire accounting department -- bookkeeping, AR, AP, payroll, federal taxes, CFO, budget, capital raise, valuation, advisory. You manage your business, we’ll manage your bookkeeping and taxes. We love entrepreneurs and business owners. We understand their pains. Accurate financials lead to better decisions and, in turn, better profits. Outsource your entire accounting department to save money and get better results now. Because your profit matters to us. Meet our team www.calendly.com/profitmatters
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Investor - Business Strategy | Performance Dashboard | KPI Reporting | Prescriptive Analytics
Sep 2018
We specialize in making impactful investments in Real Estate, Technology, and CPG businesses. Our investments make a positive social and environmental impact.
Advisor/Investor
Mar 2017
This is a catchall company for the doers, the thinkers, and the innovators.
Managing Partner - Early Stage Investor | Angel/Seed Funding | Startup Mentor/Advisor | Incubator
Nov 1999
We are strategic, creative thinkers with a whole lot of experience, network, and a passion for building and growing companies. Allow us to put the masala in your business.
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2025
Venture Partner
Dec 2025
Texas Venture Studio for Product‑Led Founders We turn real problems into real products, for real customers, that generate real revenue. Your Digital Product Innovation + Product Market Fit Co‑Founder At ISHIR’s Texas Venture Studio, we don’t just build software that matters — we co‑found digital and SaaS products and companies with visionary founders and subject. Based in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, we combine deep digital product expertise, enterprise‑grade software engineering, and AI‑native innovation to turn ideas into scalable solutions. We partner with founders who think product‑first, have subject matter expertise (SME), value long‑term impact and want to build AI‑First startup business that shape the future. Why Founders Choose ISHIR • We’re your co‑founder, not your technology vendor. We share the risk, the execution, and the reward — through equity and commitment. • Texas roots, global reach. From Dallas Fort Worth to the world, we tap into the region’s thriving Texas innovation ecosystem and access to enterprise AI talent. • Enterprise AI discipline meets startup speed. Decades of software expertise, delivered with startup agility and founder energy. • AI‑native Software Development from day one. We build AI-driven intelligent digital products powered by data, insights, automation and human creativity. • Focused on real outcomes. Our goal: build companies that generate real traction, real users and real revenue.
2022
Founder -100% Artesanal Organic Mezcal | Small Batch Tequila Sotol Gin | Agave Spirits | US Importer
Nov 2022
We are a small-batch spirits brand that promotes intentional lifestyle with a purpose to give back. We have made it our mission to have you experience and enjoy the better things in life with family, friends, and loved ones.
Founder & CEO
Nov 2022
Introducing Complemento Mezcal We are thrilled to share a project that’s been years in the making Complemento Mezcal — a collector-edition mezcal made from wild and rare agave, distilled slowly in Oaxaca using ancestral methods, with zero additives, zero shortcuts, and zero compromise. Each bottle is a ritual. Handcrafted. Numbered. Never repeated.
Investor - Super Premium Tequila
Aug 2022
Casa Cinco Dos is a Mexican Lifestyle Spirits Producer for Premium Consumers. We Focus in: - Authentic Mexican Craftsmanship.- Each of our products is a testament to generations of Mexican craftsmanship, rooted in tradition and expertise, like our flagship super premium sipping Tequila 52 - Official Denomination of Origin (DO).- Products with certification from Mexico, assuring consumers of its authenticity, adherence to traditional production methods, and genuine Mexican heritage - Small Batch Producer.- We create limited quantities, emphasizing quality over quantity. This allows us to put more attention to detail and unique characteristics. We carefully select ingredients and employ meticulous production processes to create products that cater to a discerning premium market
2018
Investor - Automated Bookkeeping using AI | Machine Learning | Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Sep 2018
Profit Matters serves as your entire accounting department -- bookkeeping, AR, AP, payroll, federal taxes, CFO, budget, capital raise, valuation, advisory. You manage your business, we’ll manage your bookkeeping and taxes. We love entrepreneurs and business owners. We understand their pains. Accurate financials lead to better decisions and, in turn, better profits. Outsource your entire accounting department to save money and get better results now. Because your profit matters to us. Meet our team www.calendly.com/profitmatters
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