# Ashwini Deshpande

> Ashwini Deshpande is a seed investor in Pune backing Software and Education. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Pune, India
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/ashwini-deshpande-1288954

Ashwini Deshpande is a Co-founder, Director at Elephant Design.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 50% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 50% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Studium Tech Pvt Ltd | Studium is a B2B SaaS startup helping universities to get ready for National accreditations. Studium is the most advanced AI backed tool which can be used by universities to get ready for NAAC NBA AACSB NIRF accreditations and save 80% cost, efforts and time. | $154.8K | Pre-Seed | Mar 10, 2023 |  |
| WickedGud | WickedGud is to make eating guilt-free, and change the way the world consumes comfort foods for the better by using indigenous, high nutrition ingredients. WickedGud is an online store that offers nutritious snacks from pizza to noodles. It creates a habitual indulgence made from nutrition-rich ingredients that are plant-based and have nopreservatives. WickedGud bridges the gap between tasty junk food and boring healthy food. It has no artificial colours, pro prortein and nutritious. | $1M | Seed | Apr 07, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dholakia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dholakia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyderabad Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyderabad-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jalaj Dani Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jalaj-dani-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mumbai Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mumbai-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sat Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sat-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ashwini Deshpande invest in?

Ashwini Deshpande invests primarily in Software, Education and Nutrition startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ashwini Deshpande last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ashwini Deshpande closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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