Asha Jadeja Motwani

Asha Jadeja Motwani is an American angel investor and philanthropist based in Silicon Valley. She invests in for-profit technology, internet and high social impact startups in the Bay Area, New York and India. Asha and her husband Rajeev Motwani co-invested in over 100 startups as angels.
Education
Motwani pursued a Ph.D. in political science from UC-Berkeley after doing her masters and undergraduate studies in urban planning and civil engineering from the University of Southern California.
Career
Motwani invested in over 100 startups. She is listed in a directory of venture capital and private equity firms. She was the founder and managing director of Dot Edu Ventures along with her husband Rajeev Motwani who was an advisor to Google. Her interests include investing in Pakistani start-up companies.
In 2013 Motwani launched the Rajeev Circle Fellowship in order to help Indian entrepreneurs interact with investors in Silicon Valley. In 2016 the program expanded to include Pakistani participants.
Motwani helped introduce Maker Faire in India in 2012, gaining inspiration from California's Maker Faire. She is also introducing Maker Fest Pakistan in an attempt to "create a civilian bridge between India and Pakistan."
She is the trustee of the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation, a charitable organization based in Palo Alto and Ahmedabad, India. The Foundation aims to support entrepreneurs in under-served pockets of the world to promote world-class entrepreneurship at a local level.
Personal life
Asha Motwani was born and raised in India. She moved to America as a graduate student in 1985 and lives mostly in Palo Alto, California. Asha and Rajeev had two daughters, Naitri and Anya.

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