Shishir Shah

Shishir Shah is an active Angel Investor and board member at Arizona Tech Investors, currently based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Prior to his current investment activities, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Merchant Advocate, a payment processing firm that culminated in a successful corporate acquisition. He holds both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arizona, and he frequently collaborates with prominent organizations like Desert Angels and Techstars. At Arizona Tech Investors, an organization managing over $50 million in assets, Shah has built a personal portfolio of more than 20 early-stage investments, including five new startup capital allocations in 2024. His current investment strategy primarily targets seed-stage opportunities across the financial technology, software as a service, and enterprise technology sectors within the broader regional Arizona startup ecosystem.