SHIKHA AHLUWALIA

Principal

Shikha joined Balderton's investment team in 2021. She is based in Berlin and covers the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

Prior to Balderton, Shikha gained deep operational experience first-hand as a founder in Asia for six years. As part of her entrepreneurial journey, she built SBL, the largest, tech-enabled and vertically integrated D2C women's fashion e-commerce player in India. For her achievements at SBL, she was on the Forbes 30 under 30 list as the youngest in retail and e-commerce.

Based on her experience in India, Shikha also set-up a tech advisory and implementation boutique, aiding world-leading retailers to implement data-driven and iterative prototyping.

Prior to her entrepreneurial journey, she gained experience at JP Morgan's Investment Banking Division in London. Shikha studied at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, where she earned a summa cum laude for her thesis & defence on game theory.

Shikha's native language is German. She also speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi fluently.

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