About
Amit Chaturvedy is Managing Partner and Global Head of SE Ventures, overseeing the firm's €1B global venture investment platform and setting its fund strategy. He previously led venture investing and corporate development for cloud computing, IoT, data center, and enterprise networking at Cisco Systems, and before that was a Director at Summit Partners focused on industrial sectors. He began his career as an R&D engineer at Cummins Engines and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MSME from Purdue University, and a BTech from IIT Bombay.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCybersecurityDeep TechEnergyHardware
Experience
- SE VenturesGlobal Head and Managing Partner, SE Venturescurrent2022 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- ClarotyBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- BuildOpsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Maven AGIBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Command ZeroBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Cogniac CorporationInvestor2021 — 2022San Jose, California, United States
- Seeq CorporationInvestor2020 — 2022
- PuppetBoard Member2020 — 2022
- ActilityInvestor2017 — 2022Paris Area, France
- Prospera TechnologiesInvestor2017 — 2022
- PubNubBoard Member2016 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- VeniamInvestor2015 — 2022Mountain View, CA and Porto, Portugal
- Ayla NetworksInvestor2015 — 2022Sunnyvale, CA
- McRock CapitalLimited Partner2015 — 2022Toronto, Canada Area
- BoltAdvisory Committee Member2015 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- CiscoGlobal Head - Enterprise Technology, Cisco Investments and Corporate Development2014 — 2022San Jose
- KespryBoard Member2017 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
- TurbonomicBoard Member2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- UpskillInvestor2018 — 2021Vienna, Virginia
- relayrInvestor (Exited)2016 — 2018Munich Area, Germany
- Bit Stew Systems, From GE DigitalBoard Member (Exited)2015 — 2016British Columbia, Canada
- Summit PartnersGrowth Equity Investor2008 — 2014Greater Boston Area
- Kildare EnterprisesSummer Associate2007
- CitigroupSummer Associate - Investment Banking2007
- Cummins Engine CompanyCustomer Liaison Engineer2004 — 2006
- Cummins Engine CompanyR&D Engineer2002 — 2004
Skills & more
Private Equity32Mergers & Acquisitions25Investment Banking3Investments4Valuation3Financial Modeling3Start-ups17R&D1Corporate Development4Due Diligence5Business Strategy22Strategy26
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EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementCorporate FinanceEmerging MarketsCompetitive AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentCapital MarketsEnterprise SoftwareFrom Amit's professional profile.
Colleagues at SE Ventures
Amit Peri
Senior Associate at SE Ventures
Brad Jones
Principal at SE Ventures
Carlos (CK) Kokron
General Partner at SE Ventures
Caroline Wells
Head of Legal at SE Ventures
Edison Almeida
Investor at SE Ventures
Erin Minjares
Executive Assistant at SE Ventures
Gemma Odena Bultó
Operating Partner at SE Ventures
Gregoire Viasnoff
Global Head, Accelerator Program at SE Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amit Chaturvedy?
- Amit Chaturvedy is Managing Partner and Global Head of SE Ventures, overseeing the firm's €1B global venture investment platform and setting its fund strategy. He previously led venture investing and corporate development for cloud computing, IoT, data center, and enterprise networking at Cisco Systems, and before that was a Director at Summit Partners focused on industrial sectors. He began his career as an R&D engineer at Cummins Engines and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MSME from Purdue University, and a BTech from IIT Bombay.
- Where does Amit Chaturvedy work?
- Amit Chaturvedy is Managing Partner & Global Head of SE Ventures at SE Ventures.
- What does Amit Chaturvedy invest in?
- Amit Chaturvedy invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware.
- Where did Amit Chaturvedy go to school?
- Amit Chaturvedy studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management); Purdue University (MS, Mechanical Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B Tech, Mechanical Engineering).
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