Abhishek leads Platform for Highland Europe, a growth stage Venture Capital firm based in Geneva and London. Abhishek’s focus is to build a strong network of advisors and experts to help the Highland Europe portfolio scale their rapidly growing businesses, with expertise in international expansion, CXO networking, market penetration, GTM best-practices, and more.Abhishek is an active start-up mentor, helping early stage founders get initial traction through fundraising, go-to-market advising, and partnerships. Abhishek was previously a business development and solutions architect leader, with a focus on creating best-in-class technology solutions for enterprise customers. Abhishek graduated from Northwestern University with a dual bachelors degree in economics and psychology. Originally from the US, he moved to the UK in 2017 from San Francisco and enjoys traveling, triathlons, and mindfulness. He also hosts a podcast called One Simple Question.