Alpha Summit by 256 Network & Allocator One

Prashanth Prakash is the Founding Partner at Accel India, widely recognized as a trailblazer in the Indian venture capital landscape. Having seeded and guided more than 35 market-leading startups. Prashanth is celebrated for his visionary approach to early-stage technology investing. He holds advanced degrees in computer science and is known for his leadership within the Indian entrepreneurial community. He started his investing career as a co-founder of Erasmic, one of India’s first early-stage funds, and before that, founded two companies in the Internet and multimedia publishing sectors. He’s from Bangalore and graduated from the University of Delaware.

Alex Ma is an accomplished family office investor with a global footprint spanning Singapore, Hong Kong, and London. As Managing Principal and Principal Partner at AO Holdings and Merit Family AM, he oversees alternative asset allocations for distinguished families, with expertise in both direct and fund investments across private equity and venture capital. An Oxford MBA graduate, Alex is also recognized for his academic contributions as a lecturer in finance at top Asian universities.​

Tanya Sen is Principal at Sofina Group, where she manages digital and technology investments across India and Southeast Asia. With previous roles in investment banking and management consulting at Bain, Tanya is known for her strategic insight and governance expertise. An alumna of the University of Pennsylvania and Oxford, she is respected for her work on sustainable investments and for serving on various boards in the education and technology sectors.

David Ng is Head of Asia Investments and Senior Vice President at Unigestion, an international investment manager. With extensive leadership experience in global and Asian markets, he drives Unigestion’s strategy for institutional investments across the region. Prior to this, he held leadership positions at Partners Group and Nomura International, building a reputation for delivering results across diverse financial sectors.

Deepankar Panigrahi is Managing Director at the Oman Investment Authority, where he leads private equity and strategic investment initiatives. An influential figure in cross-border investments, he serves on the board of the Oman India Joint Investment Fund. Deepankar holds an MBA from Cambridge as well as degrees from the University of Michigan, underscoring his strong academic and industry credentials.

Dr. Céline Chi Hae Wong, a Strategic finance professional in investment banking, digital innovation, and regulatory transformation across Europe and Asia. Former Head of Digital Assets at VP Bank and ex-BCG consultant, with deep expertise in the structuring, implementation, and lifecycle management. With a family business background in Renewable Solar Energy and Real Estate, Céline has been brought up in a multinational entrepreneurial family and is also a worldwide recognised leading next gen voice of global philanthropy.

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Dhruv Sehrraa is the Founder and CEO of 256 Network, which is redefining how capital flows and influence shape the 21st century through an exclusive global community of distinguished capital allocators. Since founding the club in 2019, he has built it into one of the world’s most prominent LP-GP networks, with over 695+ active members collectively managing $3 trillion in assets across 40 countries.

Rohit Batra serves as Managing Partner at Evolvence India, steering investment strategy for one of the country’s leading alternatives platforms. He plays an active board role in several high-growth companies, including Rebel Foods and Infra.Market. With a BA in Economics and International Affairs from George Washington University, Rohit brings over 17 years of investment and operational expertise to the table.

Jens Hilgers is a pioneer in the gaming and esports industry, currently serving as the Founding General Partner at BITKRAFT Ventures, a global investment platform with $830 million in assets under management, focusing on gaming, esports, and Web3 technologies. He co-founded ESL (Electronic Sports League), G2 Esports, and Bayes, and is known for his role in leading the first unicorn exit in Germany’s gaming industry, with ESL’s acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s SAVVY Games Group for $1.05 billion. Through BITKRAFT, Hilgers continues to invest in and shape the future of gaming and interactive entertainment.

Sathya Nellore Sampat is General Partner at Boldcap, a venture fund dedicated to early-stage AI-driven B2B software startups in India. With a comprehensive background in AI investments, Sathya has played a pivotal role in nurturing the ecosystem for deeptech innovation.

Dr. Megan Yung is an accomplished life sciences strategist and investor bridging biotech, IP, and venture innovation. As Co-GP of SARAT Ventures and CEO of Y Innovations, she drives high-value dealmaking and ecosystem growth across biotech and deep tech. With a background spanning genetic engineering, corporate law, and global IP strategy, she has led major litigations shaping the biotech industry and built R&D, legal, and strategy teams from the ground up. Her work now fuels initiatives like the $50M SARAT Biotech Fund, advancing early-stage innovation across Saudi Arabia and the MENA region.

Alana Mann is a General Partner at Eleven Wall Ventures, a seed fund backing visionary founders transforming legacy industries through applied AI and deep domain expertise. Previously a Partner at Latimer Ventures and Principal at Cultivation Capital, she’s led high-conviction investments in standout enterprise SaaS companies such as Element451, Lionize, and Kangarootime. With multiple successful exits and deep operational experience, Alana brings a pragmatic, founder-first approach to building enduring, market-defining companies.

Felix Staeritz is a co-founder of Allocator One. He has successfully built and exited several companies, and is passionate about backing new fund talent and high-potential ventures, bringing an extensive network and deep experience in scaling businesses to the investment community.

Michael Ströck is a co-founder of Allocator One. With extensive experience in tech and entrepreneurship, he has co-founded multiple companies and venture funds, including Candidately (YC S17), First Circle Capital, and Calm/Storm Ventures.

Raj Sheth is an accomplished founder, investor, and ecosystem builder, having bootstrapped and exited two startups before backing 50+ outlier companies, including Exotel as an angel. As co-GP of Inuka Capital, he reshapes early-stage VC in India by providing first institutional capital to digitization-driven startups. Raj’s unique founder-operator lens and mastery of turning scarcity into advantage are central to Inuka’s mission: driving efficiency and innovation at scale across the Indian economy.

Mark Trevitt is the Founder and Managing Partner of Defined, a thesis-first venture firm investing at the AI Frontier™. With over a decade in AI/ML investing, he’s backed multiple $1B+ outcomes including D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), Bit Stew Systems (acq. GE), and GaN Systems (acq. Infineon). A former engineer and operator, Mark is a Kauffman Fellow and Venture Partner at Tribe Capital, known for his hands-on approach to scaling world-class AI companies.

Priya Shah, founder of Theia Ventures, leads India’s top early-stage climate-tech fund. Backed by 17+ years’ experience in policy, investing, and ecosystem building, Priya has supported standout climate startups and established Theia as a pre-institutional leader in electrification, biomaterials, and clean tech.

Hila Yaniv is the VP of Mindfulness Capital, a Web3 venture firm backing breakthrough infrastructure, developer tools, and user-facing applications across the Web3 stack. As founder of Halo Y Investor Relations, she bridges East–West capital flows and supports founders in blockchain, AI, and deep tech. With global experience spanning Brinc.io and leading innovation networks, Hila is dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs shaping the future of technology.

Founding GP at Omni Ventures, the Manufacturing Tech VC. With over 15 years in product design and engineering at Apple, Google, and Blackberry, he has been at the forefront of building world-changing technology. At Omni Ventures, he draws on this deep technical expertise to back the next generation of founders reimagining manufacturing, from AI-driven robotics to intelligent automation systems transforming global production efficiency.

A lifelong type 1 diabetic and founder of mySugr (acquired by Roche), Fredrik brings a uniquely personal lens to investing. At 1921 VC, he backs pioneering startups transforming diabetes care and related health fields, leveraging a global network of clinicians, regulators, and researchers. His mission is simple: turn lived experience and deep expertise into breakthroughs that change lives.

Matt Halstead is an investor and builder focused on the intersection of real estate, infrastructure, digital assets, and applied AI. He is currently a Venture Partner with BITKRAFT. BITKRAFT is a global investment platform specializing in Synthetic Reality, the space where our physical and digital worlds converge. The firm makes investments in video games, gaming technology, blockchains, tokens and AI.

Most recently a Director at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, he helped lead a $50B global real estate portfolio with top-quartile performance over the past decade. While at Texas Teachers, he created the firm’s Digital Assets program, investing in early-stage funds and co-investments in crypto and blockchain technology.

A former Goldman Sachs/Archon Capital analyst and award-winning chocolate company co-founder, Matt holds MPA and Business Honors degrees from The University of Texas at Austin.

Lisa Yu is a Silicon Valley veteran, investor, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building and scaling technology companies across AI, Web3, SaaS, and deep tech. A former Microsoft and Jawbone executive, she later founded OfficeBook, the “Airbnb for Offices,” and has since invested in and advised startups on product strategy, GTM, and growth. Now a Partner at 99VC, Lisa combines her operator experience with a global investor network to back visionary founders shaping the future of AI and exponential technologies.

Kushal Bhagia is the Founding Partner of All In Capital, an early-stage venture fund backing bold founders from day zero. A lifelong builder and investor, he started his first company from his BITS Goa hostel room and later founded Nayi Disha Studios, creating educational games for children. Before launching All In, Kushal co-founded First Cheque, investing in 100+ startups alongside India’s top founder-angels. With over a decade in tech and venture, he brings hands-on experience, deep founder empathy, and a passion for supporting entrepreneurs on their earliest journeys.

Audrey The-Dumas is based in Cambridge Associates’ Singapore office, where she designs and manages customized private investment portfolios across private equity, venture capital, private credit, and real assets. She also contributes to the firm’s private investments research.

Audrey rejoined Cambridge Associates in 2021 after roles at HarbourVest Partners, Schroders, UBS, HSBC, and Providian Financial (now JPMorgan Chase). She holds an MBA from Dartmouth College and a BA in Economics and Telecommunications, Phi Beta Kappa, from Indiana University.

Valerie is a Regional Head of Asia at Apex Group, with over 20 years of experience in leading alternative assets servicing teams across Europe, Middle East, and Asia.   In her current role at Apex Group, she also has a focus on driving ESG and D&I initiatives.   Valerie started her career has a qualified lawyer and has been an active contributor to the industry throughout her career, serving on the board of various professional organizations and committees.

Currently, she is the Chair of the Association of Luxembourg Funds (ALFI) in Southeast Asia, as well as a key member of the D & I committee of the Singapore Fund Directors Association (SFDA) and the Singapore Venture Capital Association (SVCA).

Yvonne Bajela is one of Europe’s most accomplished venture capitalists, having seeded four unicorns (Wise, Flutterwave, Marshmallow, Moove) and consistently delivered 90th percentile realized DPI. With 10+ years of global investment and operating expertise, Yvonne combines deep market insight with founder empathy—often serving as the first call for strategic support and capital. Formerly Partner at Phoenix Court and Mitsui, she deploys Evertrue’s proprietary Founder DNA framework to identify generational outliers across Europe, Africa, Japan, and Israel. Yvonne is at the forefront of conviction-led, super angel investing.

Dr. Jennifer Kan is a trailblazer at the intersection of synthetic biology and venture capital. A former Caltech postdoc, her enzyme engineering research is lauded in Science, Nature, and the 2018 Nobel Prize lecture. As co-founder of Juniper Fund, Jennifer backs pioneering pre-seed startups decarbonizing industrial sectors—bridging the crucial gap ignored by traditional biotech and mainstream climate VCs. Recognized by Forbes and holding 6 patents, she is a trusted expert championing the next wave of industrial biotech transformation.

Abhinav is Managing Director of AJ Capital, a global multi-strategy investment firm domiciled in Singapore which oversees a portfolio spanning corporate credit, commodities, FX, listed equity, private equity and venture capital. He is also the Chairman of Symbo Insurance.

Prior to founding AJ Capital, Abhinav was a member of the investment team at Valiant Capital in San Francisco, a global Long-Short Hedge Fund. Abhinav has also held multiple roles at Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets division in New York and London.

Abhinav holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular & Cell Biology from The University of California Berkeley. Abhinav is also a member of the Dean’s Global Leaders Group & The Council on Chicago Booth at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.