Shubhankar Bhattacharya

Shubhankar Bhattacharya is a General Partner at Foundamental based in Orange County, California. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from NIT Trichy and an MBA from the Indian School of Business, initially building his career through corporate roles in renewable energy mergers and acquisitions and grid storage business development. Before entering the venture capital industry, he operated as an entrepreneur by founding an e-commerce venture focused on diamonds and jewelry in India. Since transitioning to investing, he has led 15 early-stage startup funding rounds, backing a portfolio of companies that have reached a combined valuation exceeding $5 billion. His notable past investments include prominent technology and healthcare enterprises such as Zetwerk and 1mg. Bhattacharya currently focuses on identifying global-scale investment opportunities in early-stage construction technology while maintaining strong ties to the Indian startup ecosystem.