Uzma Tabassum Akhtar

Overview

Principal at Evergreen Seed Fund, backing healthcare companies. Backed 56 founders at pre-seed and seed. Led or co-led 33 investments, 2 of them now at Series B or later. Before that: Zomato and Adobe. I mentor first-time managers when I can.

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Experience

1. Principal

   Aug 2024 - Present
   Evergreen Seed Fund · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Chandigarh, India
   • Sit on 6 boards.
   • Previously an operator for 8 years before investing.
2. Business Analyst

   May 2021 - Aug 2024
   Zomato · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Chandigarh, India
   • Moved 80% of payments platform traffic off a legacy monolith without a customer-facing incident.
   • Designed the reconciliation system that matches 5 million transactions a day.
3. Engagement Manager

   Jul 2018 - May 2021
   Adobe · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Chandigarh, India
   • Led a cost programme that saved a client $86 million.
4. Business Analyst

   Sep 2016 - Jun 2018
   Kotak Mahindra Bank · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Chandigarh, India
   • Moved 63% of search traffic off a legacy monolith without a customer-facing incident.

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Education

1. XLRI Jamshedpur

   MBA, Business Administration
   2019 - 2021
2. St. Xavier's College, Mumbai

   B.A., Business Administration
   2011 - 2015