Kahini Shah

Experience

1. Obvious VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. Obvious VenturesPrincipal2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
3. Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer ScienceAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
4. National Science Foundation (NSF)AI Phase II Reviewercurrent2020 — present
5. GoogleInvestor, Gradient Ventures2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
6. Booz Allen HamiltonLead Associate2016 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
7. Booz Allen HamiltonAssociate2015 — 2016
8. Lockheed MartinEngineering Leadership Development Program2012 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
9. Lockheed MartinSoftware Engineer2011 — 2012
10. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratoryResearch Intern2011Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Education

1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityB.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering2007 — 2010
2. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship2017 — 2019
3. Carnegie Mellon UniversityM.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering2010 — 2011

Skills & more

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi

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Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209

JSJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesABAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOEOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDHDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVLVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended The Wharton School1,323

FWFred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJKJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalASAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKRKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTOTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRJRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Obvious Ventures27

JJJames JoaquinCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesVVVishal VasishthCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesABAndrew BeebeManaging Director at Obvious VenturesRGRohan GaneshPartner at Obvious VenturesMIMo IslamPartner at Obvious VenturesEWEv WilliamsCo-Founder at Obvious Ventures

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Also worked at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science3

JSJonah SklarTechnical Advisor at Untapped VenturesTGTony GarciaManufacturing Program Associate at Innovation WorksSRSreedhar RadhakrishnanPrincipal in Residence at Team Ignite Ventures

Also worked at Google945

RCRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelBSBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJLJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTTTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewASAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

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Also worked at Booz Allen Hamilton125

NANeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesRBRohan BhargavaInvestor at 8VCLDLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesTHTrip HoferVenture Partner at .406 VenturesNWNekeshia WoodsManaging Partner at Parkway Venture CapitalSESean EbertSenior Partner at Altira Group LLC

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