Where does Alok Deshpande work?

Alok Deshpande is Founder/President of SmartPath and Venture Partner at PJC.

What check size does Alok Deshpande write?

Alok Deshpande typically writes checks of $400K – $6M.

What companies did Alok Deshpande found?

Alok Deshpande founded SmartPath.

What companies has Alok Deshpande invested in?

Investments tracked here include Relativity Space.

Where did Alok Deshpande go to school?

Alok Deshpande studied at Stanford University (Computer Science).

Alok Deshpande

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Venture Partner at PJC · Founder/President at SmartPath

Atlanta, Georgia

Writes $400K – $6M checks · typically $5M

FoundedSmartPath · YC

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Founder/President at SmartPath YC S16

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SmartPath's investors · 5

Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks PJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2019 Service Provider CapitalVail TTV CapitalAtlanta · $250K – $7M checks · since 2019 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Experience

AppleDirector, Camera & Photos Softwarecurrent2023 — present
AppleSenior Manager, Camera Software2017 — 2023Cupertino, California, United States
Green Dot CorporationChief Product Officer2013 — 2016Palo Alto & Pasadena
Green Dot CorporationVP Product / GM GoBank2012 — 2013Palo Alto
LooptCo-Founder2005 — 2012Mountain View, CA

Skills & more

SaaS10Mobile Applications36Product Management25Start-ups32Mobile Devices44User Experience22iOS development4Agile Methodologies13Product Development14Software Development12Software Engineering6User Interface Design5

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ScalabilityDistributed SystemsWeb ApplicationsStrategy

Languages Spanish

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Colleagues at PJC

Adam Alpert

Founder at Pangea.app

David Martirano

Managing Partner at PJC

Matt Hayes

General Partner at PJC

Zaid Ashai

General Partner at PJC

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Matt Hayes

General Partner at PJC

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alok Deshpande?: Venture Partner at PJC
Where does Alok Deshpande work?: Alok Deshpande is Founder/President of SmartPath and Venture Partner at PJC.
What check size does Alok Deshpande write?: Alok Deshpande typically writes checks of $400K – $6M.
What companies did Alok Deshpande found?: Alok Deshpande founded SmartPath.
What companies has Alok Deshpande invested in?: Investments tracked here include Relativity Space.
Where did Alok Deshpande go to school?: Alok Deshpande studied at Stanford University (Computer Science).