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Karthee Madasamy

Investor

Investor 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

  1. MFV PartnersFounding Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. Harper Court VenturesFounding Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. PsiQuantumInvestorcurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  4. Agility RoboticsInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  5. SUN MobilityInvestorcurrent2018 — present
  6. Ati MotorsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  7. RescaleInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  8. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2019 — present
  9. MapmyIndiaIndependent Director2021 — 2025
  10. Twenty Billion Neurons GmbHBoard Observer2018 — 2021Toronto, Canada Area
  11. Qualcomm VenturesManaging Director and Vice President, Qualcomm Ventures2006 — 2017Greater San Diego Area
  12. MapmyIndiaBoard Director2009 — 2017New Delhi Area, India
  13. Capillary TechnologiesBoard Observer2009 — 2017
  14. Tessolve Semiconductor PVT LTD (Acquired by Hero Electronics)Board Observer2007 — 2015
  15. Validity Sensors, Inc.Board Observer2006 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  16. WazeBoard Observer2010 — 2013Palo Alto
  17. Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2005
  18. JK&B CapitalAssociate2005
  19. Toshiba AmericaSenior Staff, Product2003 — 2004
  20. Morphics Technology, acq by InfineonPrincipal Engineer2000 — 2003

Education

  1. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Economics
  2. University of MichiganMS, Electrical Engineering
  3. College of Engineering, GuindyBE, Electronics & Communication

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Investments24Start-ups99Product Management25Mobile Devices55Business Strategy39Corporate Development4Entrepreneurship85Business Development48Go-to-market Strategy3Competitive Analysis14Mergers2
+12 moreStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ModelingDue DiligenceProduct DevelopmentBusiness ModelingWirelessBusiness TransformationE-commerceSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyLeadership

Languages English · Hindi · Tamil

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