Where does Chinnu Senthilkumar work?

Chinnu Senthilkumar is Managing Partner at Exfinity Ventures.

What does Chinnu Senthilkumar invest in?

Chinnu Senthilkumar invests in Hardware, Semiconductors.

Where did Chinnu Senthilkumar go to school?

Chinnu Senthilkumar studied at University of Utah (MS Electrical Engineering, VLSI); College of Engineering, Guindy (B.E, Electronics and Communication Engineering).

Chinnu Senthilkumar

Investor

Managing Partner at Exfinity Ventures

Greater Bengaluru Area

About

Chinnu has decades of experience in the semiconductor industry, holding technical executive roles at SanDisk, Intel, and Texas Instruments in the US and India, and served as SanDisk's India Country Head. He holds 9 US patents, received India's National Technology Award, and sits on the Investment Committee of the government's DLI Scheme. He earned an MSEE from the University of Utah and a B.E. from Guindy Engineering College, Anna University.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

c•••@exfinityventures.comreveal

Invests in

HardwareSemiconductors

Experience

Exfinity Venture Partners LLPManaging Partnercurrent2013 — presentBangalore
Optimized Electrotech Pvt LtdLead Investor & Board Membercurrent2026 — presentAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Maieutic SemiconductorsLead Investor & Board Advisorcurrent2025 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
GridRaster Inc.Investor & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Ati MotorsInvestor & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area & Bangalore
Aarna NetworksInvestor & Board Observercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Chara TechnologiesLead Investor & Board Observercurrent2023 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
QritiveInvestor and Board Observercurrent2022 — presentSingapore
AwirosCo-Lead Investor and Board Observercurrent2022 — presentGreater Delhi Area
Kinara, Inc.Investor and Board Advisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
CloudSEKBoard Of Directorscurrent2018 — presentSingapore
PixisBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Log 9 MaterialsBoard Member2020 — 2024Greater Bengaluru Area
Azure Capital Advisors Private LimitedChief Operating Officer2009 — 2012Bangalore, India
SanDisk CorporationCountry Head India2005 — 2009Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Texas InstrumentsManager2003 — 2005Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Intel CorporationProject Manager1995 — 2003Greater Sacramento
KMOS SemiconductorDesign Engineer1993 — 1995San Francisco Bay Area
CVRTI, UtahResearch Assistant1992 — 1994Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

SaaS1Embedded Systems3Leadership4Strategy6Management2Business Strategy24Engineering8Product Management16Program Management8semconductorManaging Global OperationsInvestment Banking2

+5 more

PE/VC fundSemiconductorsStart-upsProduct DevelopmentMobile Devices

Languages English · Kannada · Tamil

From Chinnu's professional profile.

Colleagues at Exfinity Ventures

Afreed Faizan

Investment Analyst at Exfinity Ventures

Arundhati Menon

AVP - Investments at Exfinity Ventures

Balakrishnan V

Chairman at Exfinity Ventures

Dan Gebremedhin

Partner at Flare Capital Partners

Dan Gebremedhin, MD

Partner at Flare Capital Partners

Deepak Aggarwal

CFO at Exfinity Ventures

Deepak Ghaisas

Co-founder & Advisor at Exfinity Ventures

Girish Paranjpe

Co-founder & Advisor at Exfinity Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Chinnu Senthilkumar?: Chinnu has decades of experience in the semiconductor industry, holding technical executive roles at SanDisk, Intel, and Texas Instruments in the US and India, and served as SanDisk's India Country Head. He holds 9 US patents, received India's National Technology Award, and sits on the Investment Committee of the government's DLI Scheme. He earned an MSEE from the University of Utah and a B.E. from Guindy Engineering College, Anna University.
Where does Chinnu Senthilkumar work?: Chinnu Senthilkumar is Managing Partner at Exfinity Ventures.
What does Chinnu Senthilkumar invest in?: Chinnu Senthilkumar invests in Hardware, Semiconductors.
Where did Chinnu Senthilkumar go to school?: Chinnu Senthilkumar studied at University of Utah (MS Electrical Engineering, VLSI); College of Engineering, Guindy (B.E, Electronics and Communication Engineering).