BV Jagadeesh
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners
Saratoga, California
Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $1M
FoundedSvquad
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About
B.V. Jagadeesh is a founding managing partner of Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ), FalconX Incubator, and KAAJ Ventures. He has founded and funded multiple enterprise software startups, including Exodus, NetScaler, NetMagic, Nutanix, Cohesity, Balbix, Ocarina, and Yodlee.
Experience
- KAAJ VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2005 — presentCalifornia USA and Bangalore, India
- Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ)Founding Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- FalconX: B2B Startups AcceleratorCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- Inventus Capital PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- UVCE FOUNDATION USChairman of the Boardcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Sri Shankara Cancer FoundationBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentUnited States
- Dataworkz IncSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- OSAATChairman Of The Boardcurrent2004 — presentCalifornia, United States
- The Akshaya Patra Foundation USAMember Board of Directorscurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Inhabitr - New Age FurnitureSeed Investor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Indian Institute of Technology GandhinagarEntrepreneurship Coachcurrent2015 — presentGandhinagar, Gujarat, India
- Santa Clara UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2010 — presentSanta Clara, Levy School of Business
- Netmagic SolutionsFormer Seed Investor and Chairman of the Board1999 — 2012
- Ocarina NetworksFormer Board of Director and Seed Investor2007 — 2010
- 3Leaf SystemsPresident and CEO2007 — 2010
- Ankeena NetworksInvestor and Board Member2008 — 2010
- Citrix ANG (formerly NetScaler)VP and GM2005 — 2007
- Gabriel Venture PtrsVenture Partner1999 — 2007
- NetScalerPresident & CEO2000 — 2005Santa Clara
- Exodus CommunicationsCo- Founder, CTO1994 — 2000Santa Clara, CA
- Novell, Inc.Sr. Software Engineer1992 — 1994
- 3ComSr. Software Engineer1988 — 1992
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyCloud ComputingCross-functional Team LeadershipData CenterDemand GenerationDistributed SystemsE-commerceEnterprise ArchitectureEntrepreneurshipExecutive ManagementGo-to-market StrategyFrom BV's professional profile.
Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is BV Jagadeesh?
- B.V. Jagadeesh is a founding managing partner of Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ), FalconX Incubator, and KAAJ Ventures. He has founded and funded multiple enterprise software startups, including Exodus, NetScaler, NetMagic, Nutanix, Cohesity, Balbix, Ocarina, and Yodlee.
- Where does BV Jagadeesh work?
- BV Jagadeesh is Founder of Svquad and Venture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners.
- What check size does BV Jagadeesh write?
- BV Jagadeesh typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What companies did BV Jagadeesh found?
- BV Jagadeesh founded Svquad.
- What boards does BV Jagadeesh sit on?
- BV Jagadeesh holds tracked board seats at Dataworkz.
- What companies has BV Jagadeesh invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aarna Networks, Arkin, Balbix, Nirmata, PineGap, Rexera.
- Where did BV Jagadeesh go to school?
- BV Jagadeesh studied at UVCE, Bangalore Univ (BSEE, Electrical Engg); VJTI, Bombay (MSEE, Comp Science Engg); Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) (Master of Technology - MTech, Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) mafia10
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Netscaler mafia4
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Inventus Capital Partners mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)22
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Shared employers
Also worked at Inhabitr - New Age Furniture5
Also worked at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar3
Also worked at Santa Clara University57
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