Anjula Acharia is the founder and CEO of A-Series Investments and Management. Acharia works as a talent strategist and strategic investor and advisor to a multitude of consumer tech and CPG startups, including two early stage investments which have grown into billion-dollar unicorns: ClassPass and Bumble. An entrepreneur herself, Anjula co-founded DesiHits!, a digital entertainment platform, in which she pioneered the merging of global cultures by introducing artists like Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and 50 Cent into India and returning the favor by launching Priyanka Chopra’s career in America. She is still Chopra’s manager to this day. Anjula also joined BuzzFeed’s board of directors in the Fall of 2021.