Kanth Gopalpur
InvestorAdvisor; 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
- Kestrel AdvisorsPrincipalcurrent2014 — presentPortland, Oregon Area
- Oregon Institute of TechnologyMember Board of Trusteescurrent2022 — presentKlamath Falls, Oregon, United States
- Elevate Capital FundAdvisory Board Membercurrent2016 — presentPortland, Oregon, United States
- Poached JobsBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentPortland, Oregon Area
- James Beard Public MarketBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentPortland, Oregon Area
- Business OregonChair2016 — 2025Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- Business OregonEntrepreneur in Residence2015 — 2017
- 4-TellBoard Member2017 — 2020Portland, Oregon Area
- Public MarketCo-Founder and Chief Strategist2017 — 2019Portland, Oregon Area
- TiE OregonBoard Member2015 — 2018Portland, Oregon Area
- Monsoon CommercePresident & CEO2010 — 2013Portland
- Monsoon CommerceCEO2002 — 2010Portland, Oregon Area
- Djangos.comVP of Ecommerce2000 — 2002
- Powells BooksManager of Online Operations and Marketing1994 — 2000
Skills & more
Business Development9Cloud Computing3E-commerce51Entrepreneurship24Inventory Management8Marketing13New Business Development1Product Management13Retail10SaaS12Selling4Start-ups30
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Strategic PartnershipsStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementSalesBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingFrom Kanth's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Capital
Allie Persitz
Operating Partner at Elevate Capital
Annu Navani
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Anu Shukla
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Barbara Johnson
Executive Assistant at Elevate Capital
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Donn Dimond
Limited Partner at Elevate Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kanth Gopalpur?
- Serial entrepreneur and angel investor who founded Monsoon Works and helped launch Powell's online bookstore; chair of the Business Oregon Commission.
- Where does Kanth Gopalpur work?
- Kanth Gopalpur is Advisor; Principal, Kestrel Advisors at Elevate Capital.
- Where did Kanth Gopalpur go to school?
- Kanth Gopalpur studied at University of South Carolina (MA, International Studies); Bangalore University (BA, History).
Same school
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Also attended Bangalore University30
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