General Info
Akash Vaswani is a General Partner at Velocity Fund, where he focuses on investments in Quebec ventures with international growth potential. His investment thesis centers around investing in Quebec ventures, and he has a check size range above $25k. Akash has a diverse professional background, including roles at CurbFlow, Palantir Technologies, and Apple. He holds a B.A.Sc. in Honours Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an M.S. in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning from Columbia University. With extensive experience in various roles and a hands-on approach, Akash’s partnership strategy emphasizes collaboration and value creation for his investments.
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Country: United Arab Emirates
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Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search results show Akash Vaswani as General Partner of Velocity Fund II with multiple news items in May 2025 (e.g., Waterloo News May 13, 2025) about the fund and his role; also Velocity Fund site lists his investments. The most recent known investment activity is tied to Velocity Fund II closes and initial/additional closings in May 2025, which is within 6 months from the reference date. One startup he has led investments into is CurbFlow (mentioned in his background). Based on last known activity in May 2025 (≈5.5 months ago), classify as very-active.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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