# Ishaan Sutaria

> Ishaan Sutaria co-founded Wave in 2017 with Brian Verne, helping develop a sports publishing network across social platforms. Formerly its COO, president and co-CEO, he publicly announced his departure from leadership in 2022. Antler identified him in September 2025 as the founder of Offtake, an AI-driven personalized content platform for intellectual property holders. His earlier career included analytics roles at Rocket Fuel and Phenom.

- **Role:** Founder at Offtake (identified by Antler in September 2025)
- **Organizations:** Offtake, Wave Sports + Entertainment, Phenom, Rocket Fuel, VentureBeat, ISI Evercore
- **Education:** BA, Economics and Political Science, Swarthmore College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Wave, which reported more than 60 million followers and subscribers by June 2020., Helped build a sports media business that announced a $32 million Series A in July 2020., Wave reported more than 110 million global followers when announcing its Series B in February 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2009–2013** — Attended Swarthmore College; LinkedIn lists varsity men’s tennis.
- **2014–2015** — Analytics Lead at Rocket Fuel, according to Crunchbase.
- **2016** — Chief Analytics Officer at Phenom; founder bio identifies 500 Startups Batch 16.
- **2017** — Co-founded Wave with Brian Verne.
- **2019** — Identified as founder and COO in a Tubular Labs interview.
- **2020** — Identified as co-founder and president when Wave announced a $32 million Series A comprising equity and debt.
- **2021** — WAVE.tv adopted the Wave Sports + Entertainment name.
- **2022** — Publicly announced his departure as co-CEO. The February company release also disclosed his departure from the board.
- **2025** — Antler’s September U.S. showcase identified him as founder of Offtake.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Wave, which reported more than 60 million followers and subscribers by June 2020.
- Helped build a sports media business that announced a $32 million Series A in July 2020.
- Wave reported more than 110 million global followers when announcing its Series B in February 2022.
- Founded Offtake, featured in Antler’s Fall 2025 U.S. portfolio showcase.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Antler featured Offtake and identified Ishaan Sutaria as its founder in the Fall 2025 U.S. portfolio showcase.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishaansutaria1

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Last updated: 2026-10-23