Ajeet Khurana

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Ajeet Khurana is a leading name in the cryptocurrency industry. He is the former head of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Committee, which as part of IAMAI is India's foremost industry body for cryptocurrency.

Presently, as an advisor to several crypto projects, he is seen as a specialist in:
* Tokenomics: pools, structure, architecture, flow, utility, value
* Market Mechanisms: market making, liquidity, listing, volume
In addition he helps with increasing adoption, communication, evangelizing, ambassador programs, and digital outreach. Some crypto founders regard Ajeet as their personal friend, philosopher, and guide.

Earlier, in his role as CEO of Zebpay (India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange at that time), he took it from being a one-country exchange to a global exchange. As CEO of the business incubator at IIT Bombay (India’s premier engineering school), he helped commercialise several ideas from concept stage. As an advisor to Venture Capital firms in India, China, US, and Canada, he has an eye for promising founders.

Still earlier, Ajeet has authored several books with McGrawHill Education, been an entrepreneur twice, and taught at the University of Texas at Austin.

Here is how he characterizes himself:

WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED REPEATEDLY IN MY CAREER
Customer focus. Speed. Attracting and empowering the right people. Making hard decisions. Managing chaos and conflict. Smoothly navigating regulations & compliances. High governance standards. Cultivating relationships. Converting markets to communities. Negotiating deals. Continuous process and product improvement.

WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR
A mandate that requires rapid growth and evolution. A role that requires backbone and heart. A non-bureaucratic system that expects a strong bias for action. An opportunity to learn, and create strong cultural underpinning.

HOW I BUILD AND MANAGE TEAMS
Single minded focus on the customer. Choose people based on cultural fit and alignment of passion. Impart purpose. Select for potential, but advance for performance. Empower people to work. No busy work. No unending meetings. Don’t be hierarchy-minded. Encourage learning.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
8
Ajeet Khurana has made 8 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 23, 2022, when Dapps raised 0.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Dec 23, 2022 Dapps Pre-seed Blockchain Detail
Oct 18, 2022 Shardeum Seed ₹1.49B Blockchain Detail
Jul 5, 2022 KoinX Seed ₹120M Cryptocurrency Detail
May 31, 2022 Liminal Seed ₹361M Blockchain Detail
May 5, 2022 Koinbasket Pre-seed ₹150M Blockchain Detail
Oct 26, 2021 SportZchain Pre-seed $400K Blockchain Detail
Oct 13, 2021 Arcana Network Series Unknown $2.30M Blockchain Detail
Aug 4, 2021 GoSats Seed $700K Bitcoin Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
1
Ajeet Khurana has 1 current jobs including Advisor at AdLunam, Inc. , .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
AdLunam, Inc. Advisor Detail