Karthee Madasamy
InvestorInvestor at HARPER COURT VENTURES · Managing Partner at MFV Partners
Palo Alto, California
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Karthee Madasamy, who spent nearly 13 years at Qualcomm Ventures, seeks deep‑tech startups accelerated by regulatory or geopolitical forcing functions, bridges India–US ecosystems, and teaches technically strong founders via podcasts.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics
Experience
- MFV PartnersFounding Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Harper Court VenturesFounding Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- PsiQuantumInvestorcurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Agility RoboticsInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- SUN MobilityInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Ati MotorsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- RescaleInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2019 — present
- MapmyIndiaIndependent Director2021 — 2025
- Twenty Billion Neurons GmbHBoard Observer2018 — 2021Toronto, Canada Area
- Qualcomm VenturesManaging Director and Vice President, Qualcomm Ventures2006 — 2017Greater San Diego Area
- MapmyIndiaBoard Director2009 — 2017New Delhi Area, India
- Capillary TechnologiesBoard Observer2009 — 2017
- Tessolve Semiconductor PVT LTD (Acquired by Hero Electronics)Board Observer2007 — 2015
- Validity Sensors, Inc.Board Observer2006 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- WazeBoard Observer2010 — 2013Palo Alto
- Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2005
- JK&B CapitalAssociate2005
- Toshiba AmericaSenior Staff, Product2003 — 2004
- Morphics Technology, acq by InfineonPrincipal Engineer2000 — 2003
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Economics
- University of MichiganMS, Electrical Engineering
- College of Engineering, GuindyBE, Electronics & Communication
Skills & more
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Strategic PartnershipsFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceProduct DevelopmentBusiness ModelingWirelessBusiness TransformationE-commerceSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyLeadershipLanguages English · Hindi · Tamil
From Karthee's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business431
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Also attended University of Michigan374
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Also attended College of Engineering, Guindy9
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Shared employers
Also worked at Harper Court Ventures1
Also worked at Agility Robotics8
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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360
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Also worked at Twenty Billion Neurons GmbH1
Deals · 10
Agility RoboticsSolo GP
Flow MedicalSolo GP
MapmyIndiaSolo GP
OrisdxSolo GP
PsiQuantum ComputingSolo GP
SimCareSolo GP
BeaconSolo GP
NoMoSolo GP
SUN MobilitySolo GP
WazeSolo GP
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