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Kanwal Rekhi

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Managing Director & Co-Founder at Inventus Capital Partners · Founder at Svquad · Board director at ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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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Founder at Svquad

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Board director at ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Co-founders at ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC.

LB
Lyon B. KingExecutive Officer, Director
JS
Jason SommervilleDirector

Experience

  1. Inventus Capital PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Silicon Valley Quad (SVQ)Principalcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. RAND CorporationAdvisory Board Member, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policycurrent2015 — presentSanta Monica , CA
  4. Stanford UniversityAdvisory Board Member; SIEPR ( Sandford Institute of Economic Policy Research)current2001 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  5. Cyber Group Inc.Board Membercurrent1998 — presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  6. monetize360.ioBoard Member2021 — 2022Santa Clara, CA
  7. KaboodleBoard Member2005 — 2012Santa Clara, CA
  8. AdviceAmericaBoard Member2004 — 2010Fremont, CA
  9. Sierra AtlanticBoard Member1996 — 2010Newark, CA
  10. Center For Civil Society, IndiaBoard Member1999 — 2009Greater Delhi Area
  11. HealthAtoZBoard Member2000 — 2008New Jersey
  12. HealthAtoZBoard Member1999 — 2007New Jersey
  13. Great UnwashedBoard Member2000 — 2005South Carolina
  14. Ensim, IncCEO, Board Member2002 — 2004Sunnyvale, CA
  15. JamcrackerBoard Member2000 — 2002Sunnyvale, CA
  16. VersataBoard Member1996 — 2002Oakland
  17. 123SignupBoard Member1997 — 2001San Jose
  18. Decide.comBoard Member1997 — 2001San Jose
  19. ExodusMember of the Board1995 — 2000Santa Clara, CA
  20. CyberMediaPresident and CEO and a Board Member1998 — 1999Santa Monica, CA
  21. KaseyaBoard Member1996 — 1999Milpitas, CA
  22. Ambit DesignBoard Member1995 — 1999San Jose, CA
  23. ApptivityBoard Member1996 — 1998Fremont, CA
  24. MediaWay (ChuckWalla)Board Member1996 — 1998Milpitas, CA
  25. PlacewareBoard Member1996 — 1998Mountain View, CA
  26. ZietNetBoard Member1995 — 1997Santa Clara, CA
  27. IntellimatchBoard Member1995 — 1997San Jose
  28. NovellEVP, CTO and Board Member1989 — 1995San Jose CA and Provo Utah
  29. ExcelanFounder and CEO1982 — 1989San Jose, CA
  30. ZilogHardware Engineering Manager1981 — 1982Campbell, CA
  31. Gould BiomationHardware Engineer1980 — 1981Santa Clara, CA
  32. Singer-LinkHardware Engineer1971 — 1980Sunnyvale, California
  33. RCA Computer SystemsHardware Engineer1971West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
  34. SELHardware Engineer1970 — 1971Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
  35. 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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ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC.Board seat

via Inventus Capital Partners · filed Dec 2025 · $37.1M raise

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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 ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC..
What companies did Kanwal Rekhi found?
Kanwal Rekhi founded Svquad.
What boards does Kanwal Rekhi sit on?
Kanwal Rekhi holds tracked board seats at ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC..
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).

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