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Kanth Gopalpur

Investor

Advisor; Principal, Kestrel Advisors at Elevate Capital

Portland, Oregon, United States

About

Serial entrepreneur and angel investor who founded Monsoon Works and helped launch Powell's online bookstore; chair of the Business Oregon Commission.

Experience

  1. Kestrel AdvisorsPrincipalcurrent2014 β€” presentPortland, Oregon Area
  2. Oregon Institute of TechnologyMember Board of Trusteescurrent2022 β€” presentKlamath Falls, Oregon, United States
  3. Elevate Capital FundAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 β€” presentPortland, Oregon, United States
  4. Poached JobsBoard Membercurrent2015 β€” presentPortland, Oregon Area
  5. James Beard Public MarketBoard Membercurrent2015 β€” presentPortland, Oregon Area
  6. Business OregonChair2016 β€” 2025Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  7. Business OregonEntrepreneur in Residence2015 β€” 2017
  8. 4-TellBoard Member2017 β€” 2020Portland, Oregon Area
  9. Public MarketCo-Founder and Chief Strategist2017 β€” 2019Portland, Oregon Area
  10. TiE OregonBoard Member2015 β€” 2018Portland, Oregon Area
  11. Monsoon CommercePresident & CEO2010 β€” 2013Portland
  12. Monsoon CommerceCEO2002 β€” 2010Portland, Oregon Area
  13. Djangos.comVP of Ecommerce2000 β€” 2002
  14. Powells BooksManager of Online Operations and Marketing1994 β€” 2000

Education

  1. University of South CarolinaMA, International Studies1988 β€” 1991
  2. Bangalore UniversityBA, History1978 β€” 1982

Skills & more

Business Development9Cloud Computing3E-commerce51Entrepreneurship24Inventory Management8Marketing13New Business Development1Product Management13Retail10SaaS12Selling4Start-ups30
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