About
Dev Khare is a partner at Lightspeed who joined in 2011, focusing on consumer and enterprise companies with low-friction, software-based models. Before Lightspeed he was a VP at Venrock and previously founded Covigo, a mobile app developer platform later sold to Symbol Technologies; he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Dev Khare @dkhare
Should be immediately adopted by Indian news channels so we can finally follow what is being said in the cacophony 🙏😝 @republic @indiatvnews @ndtv @DDNational @TimesNow https://t.co/ZbfmQMOx4J
Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 42 · ⇄ 3
Dev Khare @dkhare
Casing out @SarvamAI exhibits at Epoch along with @MohapatraHemant #frontiermodels #india @LightspeedIndia https://t.co/gZm61b6XDn

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 121 · ⇄ 1
Dev Khare @dkhare
At @SarvamAI’s Epoch launch event here in Bangalore. The ambition, set in the world’s largest country by population, top 5 GDP and fastest growing large economy: “Produce the largest share of the tokens India consumes” 🚀 1000s of developers here https://t.co/TzKB32oCfe https://t.co/aErXXkVsGH

Jul 30, 2026 · ♥ 28 · ⇄ 2
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise Software
Experience
- Lightspeed IndiaPartnercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Bridgetown ResearchInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CoralInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- PW (PhysicsWallah)Investorcurrent2024 — presentNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Qure.aiBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- ZluriBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- TriomicsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentNew York, NY
- UnstractInvestorcurrent2022 — presentChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- RazorpayInvestorcurrent2022 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Scrut AutomationBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- GeniebookBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSingapore, Singapore
- Pepper ContentBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Yellow.aiBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AcceldataBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pocket FMInvestorcurrent2018 — presentBengaluru
- DarwinboxBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentHyderabad, Telangana, India
- ShareChatBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Portkey.aiInvestor2023 — 2026Bengaluru
- InnovaccerInvestor2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- RevvSales Inc.Board Member2018 — 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business Administration and Management1996 — 1998
- The Wharton SchoolBS, Economics (Finance)1990 — 1994
- University of PennsylvaniaBS, Computer Science & Engineering1990 — 1994
Skills & more
Languages English · Hindi
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,818
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Also attended The Wharton School1,366
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania646
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Shared employers
Also worked at Qure.ai4
Also worked at Pepper Content2
Also worked at Darwinbox4
Also worked at Symbol Technologies73
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Deals · 1
AcceldataBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Nov 2018 · $2.1M raise
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