ROHIT BAFNA

888vc is the early stage venture capital firm investing in founders building and selling beyond borders. We do cross border investments. Portfolio like Sustaining.ai, GetCrest, Ukhi, Babai Tiffins, Aura Ai, Business on Bot, Datazip etc

Built for founders scaling beyond borders. GRO8.Club is a global accelerator and investment platform delivering hands-on mentoring in cross-border GTM and sales.

Provider of AI & web-based supply chain operational planning solutions. The company offers solutions for managing inventory planning operations. It features Workflows, Decision Making Tools, Agents, demand forecasting, inventory and purchase planning, replenishment and warehouse planning, data preparation, and more. backed by July Ventures, Angel List, Indian Angel Network, Inflection Point ventures etc.

Data Infrastructure & Analytics. Fastest open-source tool for replicating Databases to Data Lake in Open Table Formats like Apache Iceberg. Fastest open-source tool for replicating Databases to Apache Iceberg. OLake by Datazip has secured over $1.2 million in funding through two rounds, with a significant $1 million Seed round in October 2024 led by Equirus Capital, bringing investors like Anicut Capital and Neon, as part of its parent company Datazip's overall funding.

BoB enables D2C brands acquire new users and sell products on WhatsApp and Instagram by creating a WhatsApp shop and offering attribution based marketing tools to acquire new users with vernacular support. Backed by Y Combinator, Angel List

G.O.A.T Brand Labs is a specialized investment firm with a special focus on the fashion and retail industry. Backed by Tiger Global, Flipkart Ventures, Mayfield, Better Capital etc.

Sanfe is a D2C female hygiene brand that sells products across various categories.

Early Stage fund investing in Technology and CPG Companies. I oversee fundraising for Portfolio Companies raising next round of funding. Toch, Chingari, Janani.ai, Vedantu, Shiprocket, Monrow, Flam etc

Completed Fordham University‘s Gabelli School of Business STEM-designated, 30-credit M.S. in Finance, offered on-site in NYC in topics such as financial theory, raising capital, and managing assets, while exposing me to emerging industry trends through electives and specialized track like ESG, Data Analytics, Fintech. Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Risk Management.

Well versed with Banking and Finance laws, Mergers & Acquisitions, Laws of Contracts, Investment Laws, Financial & Systemic Fraud, Corporate Laws, Taxation Laws, Corporate Governance & Finance, and International Trade Laws, SARFAESI Act, Banking Regulations, SEBI Regulations and FEMA.