How Nina Ashadyan Left Google and Found High Ventures

Before joining Index, Nina was a Financial planning and analysis Lead for Google’s AdSense team where she managed a multi-billion dollar book of business covering Amazon, Ebay, and IAC.

Nina started her career as a high yield bond trader at Citigroup and She also started HIVE Ventures, the first seed venture fund focusing on Armenian entrepreneurs, where she invested in over 30 companies.

At Index, Nina focuses on venture and growth investments in enterprise SaaS, vertical SaaS, and AI. She is excited by the combination of software and payments to help legacy industries transition from using pen and paper workflows to adopting more modern, vertical-specific solutions.

Nina works with transformational companies like ServiceTitan, Shopmonkey, Gong, and DeepScribe.

During this episode we discuss about vertical Saas, VC career advice and how to separate a great a pitch from a great founder.

Please enjoy this excellent conversion with Nina Achadjian Partner at Index.