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Kanwal Rekhi holds tracked board seats at Orbionspace, Tenxer Labs.

Where did Kanwal Rekhi go to school?

Kanwal Rekhi studied at Michigan Technological University (MSEE, Electrical Engineering); Michigan Technological University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business and Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering).

Kanwal Rekhi

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Managing Director & Co-Founder at Inventus Capital Partners · Founder at Svquad · Board director at Orbionspace

Los Gatos, California, United States

FoundedSvquad

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About

Kanwal Rekhi is Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners and SV Quad. He founded Excelan, a networking startup that went public on the US stock exchange in 1987 following its VC backing. As an early-stage investor, he has backed more than 200 teams, with outcomes including Exodus Communications, Poshmark, redBus, Sierra Atlantic, and NetMagic, and he co-founded the entrepreneur network TiE.

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kanwal@inventuscap.com

Founder at Svquad

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Svquad's investors · 1

Perot JainDallas · $500K checks

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Board director at Orbionspace

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Orbionspace's investors · 9

BeringeaLondon · $3M – $10M checks ID VenturesDetroit · $50K – $250K checks Inventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checks · since 2025 Invest MichiganNorthville · $100K – $250K checks Material ImpactBoston · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025 Michigan RiseEast Lansing · $50K – $150K checks Tramway Venture PartnersNew Mexico · $30M checks · since 2025 U.S. Air Forcesince 2020 Wakestream VenturesGrand Rapids · $150K – $500K checks

Co-founders at Orbionspace

Lyon B. KingExecutive Officer, Director

Lyon (Brad) KingCEO

Jason D. SommervilleCTO

Experience

Inventus Capital PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ)Principalcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
RAND CorporationAdvisory Board Member, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policycurrent2015 — presentSanta Monica , CA
Stanford UniversityAdvisory Board Member; SIEPR ( Sandford Institute of Economic Policy Research)current2001 — presentPalo Alto, CA
Cyber Group Inc.Board Membercurrent1998 — presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
monetize360.ioBoard Member2021 — 2022Santa Clara, CA
KaboodleBoard Member2005 — 2012Santa Clara, CA
AdviceAmericaBoard Member2004 — 2010Fremont, CA
Sierra AtlanticBoard Member1996 — 2010Newark, CA
Center For Civil Society, IndiaBoard Member1999 — 2009Greater Delhi Area
HealthAtoZBoard Member2000 — 2008New Jersey
HealthAtoZBoard Member1999 — 2007New Jersey
Great UnwashedBoard Member2000 — 2005South Carolina
Ensim, IncCEO, Board Member2002 — 2004Sunnyvale, CA
JamcrackerBoard Member2000 — 2002Sunnyvale, CA
VersataBoard Member1996 — 2002Oakland
123SignupBoard Member1997 — 2001San Jose
Decide.comBoard Member1997 — 2001San Jose
ExodusMember of the Board1995 — 2000Santa Clara, CA
CyberMediaPresident and CEO and a Board Member1998 — 1999Santa Monica, CA
KaseyaBoard Member1996 — 1999Milpitas, CA
Ambit DesignBoard Member1995 — 1999San Jose, CA
ApptivityBoard Member1996 — 1998Fremont, CA
MediaWay (ChuckWalla)Board Member1996 — 1998Milpitas, CA
PlacewareBoard Member1996 — 1998Mountain View, CA
ZietNetBoard Member1995 — 1997Santa Clara, CA
IntellimatchBoard Member1995 — 1997San Jose
NovellEVP, CTO and Board Member1989 — 1995San Jose CA and Provo Utah
ExcelanFounder and CEO1982 — 1989San Jose, CA
ZilogHardware Engineering Manager1981 — 1982Campbell, CA
Gould BiomationHardware Engineer1980 — 1981Santa Clara, CA
Singer-LinkHardware Engineer1971 — 1980Sunnyvale, California
RCA Computer SystemsHardware Engineer1971West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
SELHardware Engineer1970 — 1971Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
EAIHardware Engineer1969 — 1970Long Branch, New Jersey

Skills & more

Start-ups99Product Management99Strategic Partnerships99Business Strategy99Business Development99Entrepreneurship99Competitive Analysis88New Business Development60Enterprise Software87Strategy99

Languages English · Hindi · Punjabi

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Investments

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Orbionspace Tenxer Labs

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C InfinityCradle TechnologiesDresmaKaboodleKaseya Khyaal Orbionspace Poshmark, Inc.redBusSierra AtlanticSimply HiredStatX

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BV Jagadeesh

Venture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners

John Dougery

Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners

John R. Dougery, Jr.

Promoter at Inventus Capital Partners

Manu Rekhi

Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners

Raju Reddy

Venture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners

Ricardo Araujo

Partner, Data Science & AI at Inventus Capital Partners

Shikhin Garg

Senior Associate at Inventus Capital Partners

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Partner at 7wire Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kanwal Rekhi?: Kanwal Rekhi is Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners and SV Quad. He founded Excelan, a networking startup that went public on the US stock exchange in 1987 following its VC backing. As an early-stage investor, he has backed more than 200 teams, with outcomes including Exodus Communications, Poshmark, redBus, Sierra Atlantic, and NetMagic, and he co-founded the entrepreneur network TiE.
Where does Kanwal Rekhi work?: Kanwal Rekhi is Founder of Svquad and Managing Director & Co-Founder at Inventus Capital Partners and Board director at Orbionspace.
What companies did Kanwal Rekhi found?: Kanwal Rekhi founded Svquad.
What boards does Kanwal Rekhi sit on?: Kanwal Rekhi holds tracked board seats at Orbionspace, Tenxer Labs.
What companies has Kanwal Rekhi invested in?: Investments tracked here include C Infinity, Cradle Technologies, Dresma, Kaboodle, Kaseya, Khyaal, Orbionspace, Poshmark, Inc., redBus, Sierra Atlantic, Simply Hired, StatX.
Where did Kanwal Rekhi go to school?: Kanwal Rekhi studied at Michigan Technological University (MSEE, Electrical Engineering); Michigan Technological University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Business and Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering).