Sukrut Joshi

Various board memberships

We are Innovis VC - Europe’s largest student-led Venture Capital organisation, with Hubs in Amsterdam, Berlin, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, St. Gallen, and Warsaw. We operate at the intersection of students, startups, and investors, where we connect, empower, and educate. Our distributed model removes geographical barriers and brings together hundreds of students across Europe, helping them take their first step into the tech ecosystem. What do we offer? For Students
 Experience the full journey of a VC analyst. Start with our flagship Innovis Academy, where you learn the fundamentals of venture capital and entrepreneurship. Then, join your local Innovis VC Hub for hands-on work in startup sourcing, founder interactions, and project execution. Whether youre aiming for a career in Venture Capital or are simply curious about the space, Innovis VC is the place to start. For Startups
 We provide tailored consulting services ranging from pitch deck feedback to market research and competitor analysis, to help you sharpen your story and prepare effectively for investor conversations. For Investors
 Access high-quality curated deal flow through our in-house Lead Engine platform, aligned with your investment focus, sourced by our trained members with access to university spinoffs, research labs, and more. We also offer excellent marketing exposure and an exceptional recruiting pool. Check our website for more information!

HTGF is one of the leading and most active early-stage investors in Germany and Europe, financing start-ups in the fields of Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Climate Tech, Digital Tech, Life Sciences and Chemistry. With its experienced investment team, HTGF supports start-ups in all phases of their development into international market leaders. HTGF invests in pre-seed and seed phases and can participate significantly in later-stage financing rounds. Since its inception in 2005, HTGF has financed approx. 800 start-ups and successfully sold shares in 200 companies. HTGF has over 2 billion euros of fund volume. Fund investors in the public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, KfW Capital and 45 companies.

Flashpoint is an international tech investment firm with approximately $600 million in assets under management (AUM), focusing on U.S. and Western European tech companies originating from Europe and MENA. Flashpoint manages seven funds across three products: Venture Growth, Growth Debt, and Direct Secondary. The firm is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Budapest, and Riga. Investors in Flashpoint’s funds include Széchenyi Funds, a Hungarian fund manager, and more than 180 major family offices and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). The funds have invested in 80 companies, including Guesty, Chili Piper, and OfficeRnD. Flashpoint has completed 28 exits, such as the sale of its stakes in Shazam (to Apple), Chess.com (to PokerStars founders and General Atlantic), Marketman (to PSG), Gurushots (to Zedge), Comeet (to Boathouse Capital), and OfficeRnD (to Blue Star Innovation Partners), among others. At Flashpoint, our mission is to bring together capital, knowledge, people, and best practices to foster socially responsible development. While monetary returns are important, the intangible aspects of our work are equally significant to our team. We have invested a third of our capital in themes that aim to make the world a better place, including e-learning, telemedicine, and online job platforms.

Various board memberships

Sukrut Joshi Design is a product strategy studio helping early-stage startups turn ideas into traction-ready digital products. Founded by Sukrut Joshi, a product thinker and manager with roots in UX design and a deep interest in venture capital, this studio bridges the gap between good ideas and market-ready products. What we do best: Product Strategy: Clarify your core value, user need, and GTM before writing a single line of code MVP & Feature Scoping: Build lean, test fast, and iterate with confidence Product Design: Simple, intuitive, and scalable interfaces rooted in real user behaviour. Founder Support: Investor decks, storytelling, and user journeys that win trust and funding. Sukrut brings a unique lens to product work, combining design empathy, business thinking, and VC-aligned strategy. His writing on product-market fit, design myths, and early-stage momentum is read by builders and investors alike. 🚀 If youre building a product and want it to succeed not just visually but strategically, lets talk. www.joshistudio.com 🔗 Essays: https://medium.com/@sukrutjoshi.sj ✉️ Reach out: hello@joshistudio.com