Sri Maneru
Managing Partner
Built Almabase for a decade, now Shifu.
We’re a lean team of founders and operators, building sustainable companies for the next few decades to come.
Our Journey
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We live by these core values
Culture is the foundation of everything we’re building at Shifu. We’re intentionally staying small - 10-15 people at most - building a tight-knit team of long-term thinkers who care deeply about craft, character, and sustainable company-building.
1. Have Fun
There is only one life, and on top of it, it’s short and unpredictable. Nothing is worth pursuing if the journey is not fun!
2. Balance: Health, Family & Work
We all innately strive for a fit body, a calm mind, and a home filled with love (as Naval wisely said 🫡). By supporting this, the company benefits in the long run - creating happier, more productive people working together towards the vision for the long term.
3. Play the long-term Game
We have massive ambitions, but on an uncharted path. Having a strong bias for action and iterating quick will help us build in the right direction!
4. Dream Big, Iterate Small
Don’t optimise for a bigger slice of the pie, instead strive to make the pie bigger.
Always strive for a win-win for the long-term!
5. Leverage AI & Media
We need to be almost obsessed about using Tech (especially AI) to 10X our efficacy, in almost every function! We need to build a strong online audience, and it will help us immensely in the long-term! These two are the biggest levers!
The team behind this massive vision
We’re founders and operators who’ve scaled companies to $10M ARR - empathetic, execution-first partners obsessed with building sustainably.
Prateek Sethi
General Partner & COO
Runs ops across every Shifu sprint.
Prateek Panda
General Partner & CMO
Amit Nahata
General Partner & CFO
Saurabh
Head of Product
Builds product founders actually use.
Mausmi Ambastha
Co-Founder & CEO, Shifu Foundation
Mobilising India’s next 100 SaaS founders.
Kunal Purkait
Head Chef
Fuels late-night builds in the studio.