2025 Grocery Industry Icons & Innovators

Darshan has over a decade of experience serving as an early-stage investor and financial services professional. Before XRC Ventures, Darshan was a Principal at Alumni Ventures focused on investing in high-growth technology businesses. Darshan also led Investments at H/L Ventures for the firm’s venture studio and growth funds. Darshan specialized in early-stage opportunities across sectors, including Fintech, Healthcare, AI/ML, and Enterprise SaaS. Darshan led the firm’s multi-faceted investment strategy and provided advisory services to entrepreneurs on go-to-market, growth strategy, and business development. Before transitioning to Venture Capital, Darshan worked in Deutsche Bank’s Sales & Trading practice, serving some of the world’s leading asset managers and pension funds on equity and debt lending strategies. Darshan holds his MBA from Georgetown University and his B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University.