Vaas Bhaskar

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DISC Type : C

Partner at Elevation Capital

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Vaas Bhaskar is a Partner at Elevation Capital, focusing on early-stage investments in Fintech and Financial Services. He has a strong interest in the application of AI and verticalized solutions within Indias BFSI sector. He earned a computer engineering degree from the National University of Singapore and an MBA from IIM Calcutta.

His professional philosophy centers on building high-trust, long-term partnerships with founders. He believes the greatest joy in his work comes from closely collaborating with entrepreneurs to build their companies and looks for founders who demonstrate deep customer empathy.

He graduated as the top-ranked student in his MBA program, earning an Institute Gold Medal from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

ROI Driven

Objective Thinker

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.  They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Topics They Care About

AI in Financial Services
Actively speaks about and invests in companies leveraging AI to reshape financial services, believing it is the sector's biggest market opportunity.
Indian Fintech Ecosystem
Believes India's fintech journey is entering a new phase of re-bundling services for specific user segments, creating a massive value-creation opportunity.
Founder Partnership
Believes the foundation of a successful investor-founder relationship is high trust, alignment on the long game, and providing hands-on support beyond just capital.

Media Appearances

Elevation Capital promotes Chirag Chadha, Vaas Bhaskar to partners. Featured in Economic Times

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We are thrilled to announce Vaas Bhaskar, Partner at Elevation Capital. Featured in AIM Media House (Facebook)

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Work History

9-2018
Partner at Elevation Capital
7-2014 - 6-2018
Case Team Lead at Bain & Company
4-2013 - 5-2013
Summer Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
8-2009 - 5-2012
Analyst, Technology (Rates and FX Product, Asian Emerging Markets) at Barclays Capital, Singapore
5-2008 - 6-2008
Summer Analyst, Technology, Asian Emerging Markets at Barclays Capital

Education

2012 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
2005 - 2009
B.Eng (First Class Hons) from National University of Singapore

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Insights For Selling To Vaas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vaas is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vaas

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vaas move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Vaas take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Vaas

Personality Compatibility


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