Samir Sood

Samir Sood is the founder of Venture Highway, a seed investment firm supporting first-time technology entrepreneurs in India with capital and mentoring. He is also a Director at India Forge, a family-run auto parts manufacturing business. Previously, Samir was the Head of South Asia, Australia - M&A and Investments for Google Inc., leading investments in India and managing Google.org's regional investment activities. He also worked at Cisco Systems, where he led wireless acquisitions and made significant investments, including the $450 million acquisition of Airspace. Samir's career began on Wall Street as an Investment Banking Analyst with Lehman Brothers, later helping establish their Investment Banking office in India. He also served as a Market Intelligence Manager at Microsoft Corporation. With operational experience in managing an auto parts manufacturing facility, Samir has been on the Board of Directors of India Forge & Sudtrac Linkages since March 2009. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirsood/