Global VC fund & growth accelerator for early-stage founders. We invest $50k-$1M and provide growth hacking & scaling support. 300+ companies backed worldwide.

Santa Monica, CA
Joined September 2014
โœจ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜€๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! The venture capital landscape is changing, and so are the strategies behind how capital is invested, managed, and scaled in the age of AI. We're excited to partner with @Expert_Dojo, @AngelLaunch, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ for ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, an exclusive invite-only summit bringing together LPs, VCs, family offices, angel investors, and institutional capital leaders on October 29 in San Francisco. ๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ? ๐Ÿ”น ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—”๐—œ & ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” Keynote by Jeremiah Owyang, Blitzscaling Ventures. ๐Ÿ”น ๐—”๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น โ€” Michael Terpin and investment leaders explore where alpha is being generated across asset classes. ๐Ÿ”น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ & ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” Conversations on emerging VC models, capital allocation, and stronger LP/GP alignment. ๐Ÿ”น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ & ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€” Opening remarks by Brian Mac Mahon, a closing fireside chat with Uli Maybach, and exclusive networking with influential investors and capital allocators. ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜€๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†! Get ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ% ๐—ข๐—™๐—™ registration with code ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—•๐—œ๐—ฆ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ, valid until ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ. ๐Ÿ“… ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: October 29, 2026 ๐Ÿ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: San Francisco, California ๐Ÿ”— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„: luma.com/oct29?utm_source=orโ€ฆ Join the conversations rethinking how venture capital works, where investment opportunities are emerging, and what it takes to generate alpha in the AI era. #Orbis86 #ReinventingVentureCapital #VentureCapital #FamilyOffices #AI #Investing
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From the earliest forms of defense to the rise of the internet, blockchain, and AI, each era has required a new standard. As the quantum threat becomes imminent, the foundations must be rebuilt for it. Naoris Mainnet is Live.
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Replying to @itsswivul
Swivel are the best travel app in the world. No question about it. What makes swivel special is not just the features which are awesome but more importantly, they understand what consumers really need beyond basic travel. That pure gold
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Founder to Fund Builder: Ashutosh Kumar Jha on Building a Global Venture Firm Rooted in Execution Read the full Interview: tinyurl.com/4d4rxtnu
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Replying to @ishaansehgal
I was in a d2c meetup bombay I really like the advice of @Expert_Dojo your customers must be your early investors Ishan i think this will solve all major issues profitability making change what do you think ?
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what are you even gonna do here
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โ€œThe world is moving towards decentralisation. Nobody wants things to be centrally controlled anymore, and venture capital has to evolve the same way,โ€ says @Ashutosh_kj. As startups build across markets, venture capital is adapting to more decentralised ways of working. Being on the ground, staying close to founders, and working hands-on is becoming increasingly central to early-stage investing. In this edition of Dharma Dialogues, Ashutosh Kumar Jha, CEO and General Partner, @Expert_Dojo, joined host @ShutapaPaul, Founder, @dharma_media, to discuss how distributed venture capital models, scout-led sourcing, and local networks are shaping early-stage capital. The discussion focused on how founders stand out today through speed of execution, clear storytelling, and sustained engagement, along with a zero-bias view on pedigree and a growing emphasis on women founders and investors. The session offered a grounded view on how venture capital is evolving through decentralisation, a focus on execution, and long-term, founder-first engagement. ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป? ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: linkedin.com/events/74037788โ€ฆ #DharmaDialogues #VentureCapital #DecentralisedInnovation #FounderFirst #StartupEcosystems
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Expanding the reach of venture capital today means understanding local contexts, supporting founders, and creating clear pathways for innovation to grow into global opportunities. In the next episode of Dharma Dialogues on 18 December, we explore โ€œThe Modern VC Playbook โ€” Building Diverse, Local Funds That Scale Founders Worldwideโ€. Joining us is @Ashutosh_kj, CEO and General Partner, @Expert_Dojo, where he leads the organisationโ€™s strategic initiatives. Ashutosh is committed to building decentralised funds globally and backing founders who can create lasting impact. From collaborative environments to investment models that empower entrepreneurial success, this conversation will unpack how a more distributed, inclusive approach to venture capital could shape the next decade of founder journeys. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Join the live session: linkedin.com/events/themoderโ€ฆ #DharmaDialogues #ExpertDojo #VentureCapital #StartupEcosystem #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Innovation
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This month on Dharma Dialogues: โ€œThe Modern VC Playbook โ€” Building Diverse, Local Funds That Scale Founders Worldwideโ€ As venture capital (VC) evolves, scaling with impact requires more than funding. It calls for decentralised insight, founder-focused support, and a strategic approach that helps local innovation grow into globally competitive businesses. A new investment model is taking shapeโ€”one thatโ€™s more inclusive, more connected, and built to empower exceptional founders. On 18th December at 12 PM IST, join @ShutapaPaul, Founder, @dharma_media, in conversation with @Ashutosh_kj, CEO and General Partner, @Expert_Dojo, as they discuss the evolving landscape of decentralised, founder-focused venture capital. Drawing on his work guiding Expert Dojoโ€™s strategy and supporting high-potential entrepreneurs, Ashutosh offers a nuanced perspective on how modern VC models can strengthen founder journeys, expand opportunity, and accelerate meaningful growth. ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:ย docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1Fโ€ฆ #DharmaDialogues #ExpertDojo #VentureCapital #StartupEcosystem #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Innovation
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Replying to @M80gg @SyykoNT
Could never build @M80gg without Don doing what he does. Been by my side since Day 1 and we are just getting started. 2026 going to be a movie.
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Weโ€™re excited to share that we at @kredete have raised $22M in Series A funding led by @AfricInvest_Grp via the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund and Financial Inclusion Vehicle and @PartechPartners with participation from @polymorphiccap. This milestone allows us to expand our credit-building infrastructure and stablecoin-powered transfers across 40+ African countries. Since inception, our mission has been simple: help millions of African immigrants stay connected to homeโ€”whether by sending money to family, paying with cards, or saving securely. This raise fuels our next chapter as we expand our stablecoin infrastructure to power global money movement for Africans everywhereโ€”unlocking access, credit, and opportunity across 40+ countries. To our team, partners, and investorsโ€”thank you. Weโ€™re just getting started.
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Brian Mac Mahon - Unicorn Hunter - Expert Dojo xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OwxWeZbbโ€ฆ
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Episode #13: Brian Mac Mahon Donโ€™t let your startup die #WeStrivePodcast
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Me, Brian Mac Mahon and Dr. Forbes Riley at this week's Miami Investors and Innovators event. Damn we look good! Forbes Riley Media Expert Dojo Black Dog Venture Partners
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What do you think about DSH? Last month, we had the pleasure of hosting Brian Mac Mahon, founder of Expert DOJO, at DSH. Hear what he had to say about our space and the vision behind it. Are you a VC or angel investor traveling to Blr or Hyd? Weโ€™d love to host you at DSHโ€” DM us!
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Startups are no longer built on code. They're built on community, capital, and compounding AI agents. Hereโ€™s what I mean ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Huge respect to @iamvipulagrawal, founder of @mugafi. Your boldness is inspiring. @Expert_Dojo believed in this vision early. Weโ€™re proud to be part of this moment. This is how you shift the narrative. #VentureCapital #KuberaaOn20thJune
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One platform. All gamers. Welcome to future of esports.
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ChainFusion Talks at @token2049 - powered by @pukecast ๐Ÿ’ฌ Meet Brian Mac Mahon - Founder & Managing Partner at @expert_dojo as he shares some insights of who he is and what they do at Expert Dojo๐Ÿ‘‡
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As covered by @CoinDesk "The fund aims to strengthen decentralized applications in entertainment, DeFi, and infrastructure." When we launched Redacted Airways, you all saw the fun. But it was really about the fund. Inquiries are already flowing in. Link ๐Ÿ‘‡
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