Kanwal Rekhi
InvestorFounderManaging 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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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
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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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