Fund Manager Profile
Apoorva Sharma
Managing Partner
Apoorva Sharma, Managing Partner at Stride Ventures, is a seasoned credit professional with over 11 years of experience in the lending and venture debt ecosystem. Before joining Stride, she held significant roles at HSBC, focusing on debt capital markets, and Xander Finance, where she honed her expertise in deal structuring and risk assessment. A CFA charter holder and an alumna of IIM Shillong, Apoorva has been instrumental in scaling Stride's portfolio to over 100 companies. She is widely recognized as a pioneer in the industry, being one of the first women in India to rise to the rank of Managing Partner at a venture debt firm, where she now leads global fundraising, investor relations, and strategic credit disbursements.
