Bala Chandrasekaran
InvestorPartner at Alt Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $10M checks · typically $2.5M
About
Bala Chandrasekan publishes detailed public investment memos, including on Replit and Money View, and focuses on software in strategic industries, framing monopolies as tied to government and national capabilities.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- AntaresBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Alt CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — present
- BenchmarkInvestor2026
- South Park CommonsChief of Staff2021 — 2023
- UberSoftware Engineer2019 — 2021
Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignComputer Engineering
Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign295
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesPaul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures
+ 289 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Antares3
Also worked at Benchmark40
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkBarr YaronPartner at Amplify PartnersMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesElie WurtmanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PICO Venture Partners
+ 34 more
Also worked at South Park Commons36
Chase AdamPartner at Very Serious VenturesAndrew ParkerGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesKelsey FloresChief Financial Officer at Slipstream InvestorsJaclyn Rice NelsonCo-founder and part-time GP at Coalition OperatorsRuchi SanghviPartner and Founding Member at South Park CommonsAditya AgarwalPartner at South Park Commons
+ 30 more
Also worked at Uber251
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
+ 245 more
Colleagues at Alt Capital
Network9
Chris HowardScout
General Partner at Fuel Venture Capital
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Kabir NarangScout
General Partner at B Capital Group
Semil ShahScout
Investor at Haystack
Aashay Sanghvi
Partner at Haystack
Antonio Rodriguez
Partner at Matrix Partners
David Beyer
Partner at Amplify Partners
Elaine Dai
Partner at Alt Capital
Mike Dauber
General Partner at Amplify Partners
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