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648 people in our graph share verified history with Govind — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Andrew YingunlockedGovind: together at Insight Partners (2025)
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Govind: together at Omidyar Network
About
Govind Shivkumar is a Director of Investments at Omidyar Network, where he oversees for-profit investments in AI and emerging technology companies, funds, and non-profits, along with portfolios and grants in open-source technologies and public interest AI initiatives. His investment and portfolio work includes Anthropic, Groq, Sakana AI, EleutherAI, Stanford HAI, the UC Berkeley Skydeck VC Fund, Collab, and the Open Forum for AI at Carnegie Mellon University.
Experience
- Omidyar NetworkDirector, Investmentscurrent2021 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
- Omidyar NetworkPrincipal, Investments2018 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP)Executive Committeecurrent2018 — present
- Bharat Inclusion Seed FundInvestment Committeecurrent2018 — present
- Cambridge Blockchain, Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Digi.meBoard Observercurrent2018 — presentUnited Kingdom
- LGT ImpactInvestment Manager2016 — 2018
- Gray Matters CapitalStrategic Advisor2015 — 2016
- Jasmine Social InvestmentInvestment Manager2015
- LGT Venture PhilanthropyInvestment Professional2010 — 2015http://www.lgtvp.com/
- Unitus Capital (UC)Associate2008 — 2010Bangalore
- CitiAnalyst2005 — 2008Mumbai
Skills & more
Deal executionValuation53Portfolio Management7Deal Execution2Social Enterprise9Financial Modeling21Venture Capital73Emerging Markets16Private Equity22Due Diligence36Philanthropy5Capital Markets14
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InvestmentsEntrepreneurshipCorporate DevelopmentFinancial AnalysisSocial EntrepreneurshipDeal SourcingCorporate FinanceEquitiesEducational TechnologyStrategyLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi · Tamil
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Senior Director, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Alexis Krieg
Director, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Allen Babaran
Head of Information Technology and Facilities at Omidyar Network
Anamitra Deb
Senior Vice President, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Anders Lykke Iversen
Principal at Novo Holdings
Aniyia Williams
Director, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Anmol Chaddha
Principal, Programs and Policy at Omidyar Network
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Govind Shivkumar?
- Govind Shivkumar is a Director of Investments at Omidyar Network, where he oversees for-profit investments in AI and emerging technology companies, funds, and non-profits, along with portfolios and grants in open-source technologies and public interest AI initiatives. His investment and portfolio work includes Anthropic, Groq, Sakana AI, EleutherAI, Stanford HAI, the UC Berkeley Skydeck VC Fund, Collab, and the Open Forum for AI at Carnegie Mellon University.
- Where does Govind Shivkumar work?
- Govind Shivkumar is at Omidyar Network.
- Where did Govind Shivkumar go to school?
- Govind Shivkumar studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business; The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ACA, Accounting and Finance); University of Mumbai (BCOM, Finance).
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Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India374
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Also attended University of Mumbai278
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Shared employers
Also worked at Omidyar Network59
Nadia DugalGeneral Counsel at Congruent VenturesPaula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURESShripriya MaheshGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesSara EshelmanGeneral Partner at Spero VenturesJalak JobanputraFounder and Managing Partner at Future Perfect VenturesAmeya UpadhyayGeneral Partner at Flourish Ventures
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Also worked at Cambridge Blockchain, Inc.1
Also worked at LGT Venture Philanthropy13
Joan YaoGeneral Partner at Kickstart VenturesWolfgang HafenmayerFounding Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Circulate CapitalLise BirikundavyiManaging Partner at BKR CapitalRaya PappFounding Partner at SAGANAGraham DayManaging Partner, Spring Impact Capital at Spring Angels CapitalGraham DayManaging Partner, Spring Impact Capital at Spring Activator
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Also worked at Citi1,369
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at Greycroft
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