Ajinkya Tanpure

Active Investor

Founder/CEO at CrossVal

Dubai, Dubai

Ajinkya Tanpure, Founder/CEO at CrossVal is an active investor based in Dubai, Dubai. This profile covers what Ajinkya Tanpure backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Ajinkya Tanpure is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at CrossVal. He served as Assistant Vice President, Investments and Strategy at ASA Ventures. Mr. Tanpure has a strong grip on the research and investment analysis for the group. Currently, pursuing CFA and being an undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering, Mr Tanpure believes in leveraging STEM skills towards a quantitative focused approach to finance and valuations. At ASA he handles valuations, pitchbooks, investment recommendations, due diligence research and identifies high potential investments hedged by quantifiable indicators such as market size, potential, and landscape. During his university years, he served as the president of university media team and a secretary for the UAE chapter of Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK, honing his interpersonal and management skills. In addition to the above, he was one of few from Heriot Watt Dubai to be selected for an exchange program to China where he learned about the Chinese business environment and the Chinese language at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics and went on to pass the HSK Level 1. After graduation, with prior experience in renewables engineering but an interest in business and finance, he moved to management consulting with Protiviti followed by a brief stint at Magnitt, where he gained a deep understanding of the MENA VC ecosystem. Subsequent to that he served at Proserv, an oil and gas services company and worked with the finance department to bridge inefficiencies with the engineering teams.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseDeveloper Tools & DataGaming & EntertainmentMedia & Content
Location: Dubai, Dubai
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 1

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