About
Anurag Chandra serves as Chief Investment Officer of a single-family office and Investment Committee Chair for the San Jose County Employees' Retirement System pension plan. He has managed over $2 billion in venture capital investments across multiple market cycles and held executive positions at two companies that achieved public exits. His investment focus centers on infrastructure and platform technologies in artificial intelligence, autonomy, robotics, computational biology, and space-terrestrial networks.
Experience
- Single Family OfficeChief Investment Officercurrent2022 — present
- San Jose FCERS Pension PlanBoard Trustee | Investment Committee Chair | Joint Personnel Committee Vice Chaircurrent2016 — present
- Fort Ross VenturesSenior Partner2017 — 2022Menlo Park, California, United States
- Gresham Partners, LLCManaging Partner2009 — 2021Atherton, CA
- Noosphere VenturesVenture Partner2014 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
- Pi-Coral, Inc.Interim Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development2014San Francisco Bay Area
- NXT CapitalManaging Director- Venture Finance2011 — 2014Woodside, CA
- Lighthouse Capital PartnersManaging Director2001 — 2012
- Galleon Crossover FundManaging Director2007 — 2009
- Intraspect Software, Inc.Vice President, Corporate and Business Development2000 — 2001
- netDialog, Inc.Vice President, Finance1999 — 2000
- Imperial Bank, Emerging Growth Division/Imperial VenturesVice President1997 — 1999Menlo Park, CA
- Bryan Cave LLPAssociate1995 — 1996Santa Monica, CA
- The Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityResearch Associate1989 — 1991
Skills & more
Strategy58Strategic Planning7Management15Leadership7Financial Markets6Economics5Asset-Based Lending2Investing1Early Stage Investment1Asset ManagementAsset AllocationVenture Capital99
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Start-upsPrivate EquityMergersMergers & AcquisitionsPartnershipsEntrepreneurshipFraud DetectionCapital RaisingBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentInvestmentsProduct ManagementLanguages English · French · Hindi
From Anurag's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kilonova Capital
Abe Morris
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Atul Shinde
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Bill Beyer
Advisor at Kilonova Capital
Charles Jolley
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Claire Chauvel
Senior Associate at Kilonova Capital
David Anderman
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Dr. Eric Cole
Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital
Geoff Adamson
Advisory Board Member at Kilonova Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anurag Chandra?
- Anurag Chandra serves as Chief Investment Officer of a single-family office and Investment Committee Chair for the San Jose County Employees' Retirement System pension plan. He has managed over $2 billion in venture capital investments across multiple market cycles and held executive positions at two companies that achieved public exits. His investment focus centers on infrastructure and platform technologies in artificial intelligence, autonomy, robotics, computational biology, and space-terrestrial networks.
- Where does Anurag Chandra work?
- Anurag Chandra is Operating Partner at Kilonova Capital.
- Where did Anurag Chandra go to school?
- Anurag Chandra studied at Stanford University (BA, Economics and Political Science (w/honors)); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (Doctor of Law (JD), Banking).
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