TLDR:
- Lakshmi Shankar, former Google Search VP, joins Together Fund as a general partner.
- Shankar will focus on investments in early age AI startups in India and the US.
Former Google Search VP, Lakshmi Shankar, has stepped into a new role as a general partner at the venture capital firm, Together Fund, where he will lead the office in San Francisco and concentrate on investing in early age AI startups in India and the US. Shankar has a robust background in product strategy and insights, having worked at IBM, Ernst & Young, Twitter, and Google. During his time at Google, Shankar was responsible for the strategy and long-term growth of Google Search, overseeing the evolution of the product based on user needs, market changes, and regulatory expectations. He also managed a team of product strategists and business analysts and launched Google Search’s AI response to Microsoft New Bing and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. With his extensive experience in the tech industry, Shankar’s new role at Together Fund seems poised for success in the venture capital world.
