Hi, I am Shryas Bhurat,

Work

• Venture Capital 🦄

MBA Fund (Aug 24' - Present)

Investment Partner

• Space Technology 🛰

Space Sciences Laboratory  (Jan 25' - Present) 

Research Assistant: Spacecraft Structures, Mechanisms, and Optics

Pixxel Space (Feb 22' - June 24') 

Spacecraft Structural Engineer (Nov 22' - June 24')

Robotics Research Intern (Feb 22' - Oct 22')

• AI & Robotics 🤖

Jocobi Robotics (Aug 24' - Dec 24')

Product Engineering & User Experience Intern

• Teaching 🎓

Fung Fellowship (Aug 24' - Present)

Teaching Assistant: Conservation & Innovation

Education

Master of Design (Space, Human & AI) 🛰👨🏻‍🎓

University of California, Berkeley (Aug 2024 - Dec 2025)

Awards and Academic Positions: 

• MDes Distinguished Scholar Award

• MDes Student Association: Academic Officer (Present)

Venture Capital, Research & Teaching:

• Investment Partner: MBA Fund (Fall 24' - Present)

  • Investment Deals(Human-AI Interaction): Homekey (Real Estate), Thetawave (Education)

• Research Assistant: Space Sciences Lab (Spring 25' & Summer 25')

  • Spacecraft Deployable Structures & Optical Instruments

• Teaching Assistant

  • Fung Fellowship (Fall 24', Spring 25' & Fall 25')

  • Public Speaking (Fall 24')

Summer Program 🛰

Cornell University: Small Satellite Mission Design School (June - July, 2024)

Activities: 

• Program Manager for SMDS 2024, managed a team of scholars pursuing PhD & Master's from universities across the US on NASA's Decadal Survey Science Mission.

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering ✈️

Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (2019 - 2023)

Activities and societies: 

• Best outgoing student award in the department.

• Built a social entrepreneurial venture, and raised more than $10000 in grants.

• Won Scholarships for excellent academics.