About
Aravind "Avi" Bharadwaj is an Investment Director at Intel Capital focused on data, analytics, AI/ML platforms, and enterprise software. He previously served as a Principal at Innovation Endeavors, where he led enterprise software investments and held board positions at multiple companies. He holds an MS in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and earlier worked as a data scientist at IBM and a software engineer at Goldman Sachs.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Intel CapitalInvestment Partner/Directorcurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TrueFoundryInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2024 β present
- Scale AIInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- BRIA AIInvestor and Board Directorcurrent2023 β present
- Twelve LabsInvestorcurrent2023 β present
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow | Class 29current2024 β present
- RightBoundInvestor and Board Director2021 β 2022
- AlphaSenseInvestor and Board Observer2019 β 2022
- DataRailsInvestor and Board Observer2018 β 2022
- Innovation EndeavorsPrincipal2017 β 2022
- Vertical KnowledgeBoard Observer2018 β 2020
- Datorama, a Salesforce CompanyInvestor and Board Observer2014 β 2018
- Marker LLCPrincipal2017New York, NY
- Marker LLCSenior Associate2014 β 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- IBM Consulting, Strategy and Analytics PracticeManaging Consultant2014New York, NY
- IBM Consulting, Strategy and Analytics PracticeSenior Consultant2011 β 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsAnalyst2007 β 2010Bangalore, India; New York, NY
- Goldman SachsIntern2007Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Skills & more
Strategy26Management11Business Analysis16Venture Capital5Financial Modeling4Management Consulting3Data Mining30Due Diligence1Data Analysis9Data Modeling6Financial Services5Predictive Analytics1
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Portfolio ManagementBusiness StrategyFrom Avi's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
BRIAFormantScale AITrueFoundryTwelve Labs
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Intel Capital
Abdul Guefor
Managing Director at Intel Capital
Alexandra Farmer
Principal at Intel Capital, North America
Andy Fligel
Senior Managing Director at Intel Capital
Anthony Lin
Head of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
Arturo Litvin
Head of Global Portfolio Development at Intel Capital
Assaf Araki
Investment Director at Intel Capital
Bob Nunn
Investor at Intel Capital
Chiara Sommer
Investment Director at Intel Capital
Network11
Cyan BanisterScout
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Gil ShklarskiScout
General Partner at Operator LP
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Peter BordesScout
Managing Partner at Trajectory Ventures
Bridget Storm
Managing Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Davis Treybig
Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Dror Berman
Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Eric Schmidt
Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Harpinder Singh
Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Jay Eum
Founding Managing Partner at GFT Ventures
Joel Dudley
Venture Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Investors connected to Avi in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Avi Bharadwaj?
- Aravind "Avi" Bharadwaj is an Investment Director at Intel Capital focused on data, analytics, AI/ML platforms, and enterprise software. He previously served as a Principal at Innovation Endeavors, where he led enterprise software investments and held board positions at multiple companies. He holds an MS in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and earlier worked as a data scientist at IBM and a software engineer at Goldman Sachs.
- Where does Avi Bharadwaj work?
- Avi Bharadwaj is Investment Director at Intel Capital.
- What does Avi Bharadwaj invest in?
- Avi Bharadwaj invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What companies has Avi Bharadwaj invested in?
- Investments tracked here include BRIA, Formant, Scale AI, TrueFoundry, Twelve Labs.
- Where did Avi Bharadwaj go to school?
- Avi Bharadwaj studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, Information Systems and Data Science); PES Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Communication).
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