Darshan Somashekar
Founder at Unwind Media
Profile
Darshan Somashekar is the founder who has founded four companies, including Chegg, Inc. in 2016, Unwind Media in 2019, drop.io, Inc. in 2007, and Imagine Easy Solutions LLC in 2001.
At drop.io, Inc., he held the title of Director from 2007 to 2010.
At Imagine Easy Solutions LLC, he held the title of Co-Chief Executive Officer.
Currently, Mr. Somashekar is a Venture Partner at Trail Mix Ventures LLC since 2020.
Mr. Somashekar received his undergraduate degree from Brown University in 2005.
Darshan Somashekar active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Trail Mix Ventures LLC
 Trail Mix Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Trail Mix Ventures LLC (Trail Mix Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Soraya Darabi and Marina Hadjipateras. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Private Equity Investor | 30/04/2020 |
| Unwind Media | Founder | 30/11/2019 |
Former positions of Darshan Somashekar
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| CHEGG, INC. | Founder | 04/01/2019 |
Imagine Easy Solutions LLC
 Imagine Easy Solutions LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Imagine Easy Solutions LLC operates as an educational technology and media company. It specializes in developing citation tools, research tools, writing tools, information literacy, advertisement, online education, and professional development. The company was founded by Darshan Somashekar and Neal Taparia in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
drop.io, Inc.
 drop.io, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Drop.io, Inc. is an online collaboration and file shared service. It provided users with a private way to chat, shared images, video, audio, documents and other digital content through user-created and controlled shared points called 'drops'. The company was founded by Sam Lessiner and Darshan Somashekar in 2007 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Founder | - |
Training of Darshan Somashekar
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| CHEGG, INC. | Commercial Services |
| Private companies | 4 |
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drop.io, Inc.
drop.io, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Drop.io, Inc. is an online collaboration and file shared service. It provided users with a private way to chat, shared images, video, audio, documents and other digital content through user-created and controlled shared points called 'drops'. The company was founded by Sam Lessiner and Darshan Somashekar in 2007 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Imagine Easy Solutions LLC
Imagine Easy Solutions LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Imagine Easy Solutions LLC operates as an educational technology and media company. It specializes in developing citation tools, research tools, writing tools, information literacy, advertisement, online education, and professional development. The company was founded by Darshan Somashekar and Neal Taparia in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Commercial Services |
Trail Mix Ventures LLC
Trail Mix Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Trail Mix Ventures LLC (Trail Mix Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Soraya Darabi and Marina Hadjipateras. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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