01 — About me

Hey, I’m Anshuman.

Over three decades across talent management, business operations and digital marketing pulled me deep into the startup world — and I never left. As co-founder and CEO of Startup Steroid , I’ve built a platform that streamlines how investors run their entire investment process.

I’ve sat through 5,000+ pitches, reviewed more than 10,000 decks, backed 50+ early-stage companies, and I manage a $3M fund dedicated to early ventures. Through TiE — from Executive Director and President of TiE SoCal to Chair of TiE SoCal Angels and now the TiE Global Board of Trustees  — I’ve helped build the ecosystem founders lean on.

I also founded Optizm Global , an executive search firm built to assemble high-performing teams. Across every role, one thing has stayed constant: quality deliverables and straight, genuinely useful advice.

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Los Angeles
California · building for founders
02 — Portfolio

What I build & back.

Investor
WEVO

Uncovers product & marketing insights with far less effort — synthesized quantitative and qualitative data in under 30 minutes.

Investor
EcoSoul

A category-disrupting consumer brand democratizing eco-friendly home essentials for a more sustainable lifestyle.

Investor
Assemble

Collaboration software built for the future of work — helping teams do their best work together.

Investor
OOTify

An evidence-based digital-health hub unifying mental-health resources — infrastructure built to lift people up.

Investor
THB

A transformative data-technology platform enabling evidence-driven healthcare and game-changing patient care.

MrktStart
now Versus Games

AI-driven engagement platform

OOTify

Digital mental health platform

WeVo Conversion

Customer insight & research platform

Assemble Creative
Healionics

Clinical-stage medical device innovator

WeVo Conversion
Elicidata
OpsCruise
THB
UNLU
Kashware
Krishi Network
Kashware
Urban Ground
Traction Technology
Veriskin
Eco Soul

Sustainable consumer products brand

SIA
Buoy
Sheru
Neuro Alert
Matchbook AI
03 — Giving back

My TiE journey

A decade of building the entrepreneurial ecosystem with TiE — from Southern California to the global board, and back home to Patna.

Jan 2026 — Present

TiE Global Board of Trustees

Aug 2024 — Present

TiE Patna Founding Charter Member

Jan 2022 — Present

TiE SoCal Angels Chair & Board Member

Jan 2020 — Dec 2021

TiE SoCal President

Jan 2018 — Dec 2019

TiE SoCal Executive Director