The Haldi ceremony is where tradition touches the skin. Turmeric, known for its healing and spiritual properties, becomes part of the story. A moment where family prepares the couple for what’s to come.
Last but certainly not least, 🥁 introducing Judge 4 of 4 for the Co-Founders Pitch Competition! 🚀
We are beyond thrilled to announce that @pitdesi , co-founder and managing partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures is joining us on April 11 to help decide who takes home the $30,000 grand prize! 💰
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS:
🎤 Live performances from the Co-Founders
🚀 Real founders pitching real ideas
💰 $30,000 awarded LIVE
🏛️ Powered by Oakland’s community & civic leaders
🎟️ TICKETS ARE GOING FAST! Grab yours now at the 🔗 in our bio.
📍 Oakland | Calvin Simmons Therater 🕕 April 11, 2PM
#AllPeoplePowered #OaklandIsBuilding #businesspitch #CoFoundersMusical #explorepage @mayorbarbaralee@kaporfoundation@hewlettfoundation@dorisdukefdn@googleforstartups@hjkcenterforarts@actsanfrancisco@thetownexperience@cityoak_arts_culture@soulbeattv . @goodtroubleventures
So long, 2025!
This year, we visited 6 countries together (4 of which were new ones for me). We spent 3 months living in NYC and didn’t repeat a single restaurant the entire time. We celebrated my 40th birthday with our closest family and friends.
But also: I did 4 egg retrievals (in addition to two done in prior years). We created 10 euploid embryos but only 3 of those were unaffected by a gene we are screening out. We found a surrogate so that I can avoid expected health complications from pregnancy. We transferred two almost “perfect” embryos and they both failed. We’re ending 2025 realizing that the road to parenthood may be even longer and more winding than we thought (and we weren’t exactly expecting an easy path). In 2026, our journey continues. Fortunately for me, Sheel has never wavered in his belief that (1) we’ll get there eventually and (2) if we don’t, we have each other and that’s what really matters.
Here’s to taking on 2026, whatever joys and obstacles it brings, together.
✨ Happy 40th and happy 2-year anniversary to my favorite person, Amruta ✨
I never post on the IG feed anymore, so here’s me making up for it with two years’ worth of backlogged photos… smiles, trips, milestones, and everyday moments that have made life with you such a joy.
Somehow two years have flown by, but it also feels like we’ve lived a lifetime of adventures already. I’m grateful I get to do all of it with you ❤️
Here’s to the next 40 (and many more).
Love you!!!
Pictures from: Mexico Wedding, Kerala, Burning Man Wedding, Sri Lanka, Taco Bell Innovation Day, Banff, Our trusty camper home in Scotland and England, Komodo, Bali, Bhutan, Walking 38 miles around Manhattan, injecting yourself for us!, making khinkhali in Georgia, Burning Man 2025, Croatia, Mississippi, Breakfast in our own pool in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, NYC! So fun to look through them all!
Better Tomorrow Ventures, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage fintech startups, raised $140,000,000 for its third fund. The fund is led by co-founders Sheel Mohnot and Jake Gibson, who aim to back companies driving the digitization of financial services.
Mohnot highlighted major opportunities in areas like accounting, underwriting, compliance, and fraud detection, where AI can bring cost efficiency. With this new fund, BTV plans to invest in 30–35 startups, writing checks between $500,000 and $3,500,000.
INVESTORS: Better Tomorrow Ventures LPs
Fund: Fund III
AMOUNT: $140,000,000
HQ: #SanFrancisco #California
#VentureCapital #BetterTomorrowVentures #SheelMohnot #JakeGibson #TradedVC
A couple of my passions all rolled in one: business facts and tacos!
I visited @duos_pgh , a taqueria responsible for 0.17% of Duolingo’s revenue. Here are my thoughts!
Monday with a Friday attitude. 💃🪩🕺
Great party for @dj_roots and @pitdesi , the best vibe was felt at that party. Each experience was lived in a unique and different way by @indianweddingsmexicocity . ✨✨✨
