# Rishi Deshpande

> Rishi Deshpande is a pre-seed investor backing Software and Recruiting. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sunnyvale, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishideshpande/

Rishi Deshpande is a VP of Engineering at Whiterabbit.ai

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Babblebots | Babblebots operates as a recruitment and talent acquisition platform that uses voice technology and proprietary AI algorithms. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 13, 2023 | http://www.babblebots.ai/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sine) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/society-for-innovation-and-entrepreneurship) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rishi Deshpande invest in?

Rishi Deshpande invests primarily in Software, Recruiting and Human Resources startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Rishi Deshpande last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rishi Deshpande closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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