Kumar Sripadam
InvestorGeneral Partner at Elevate Capital Β· General Partner at Elevate Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $2M β $25M checks
About
Kumar, a Redback Networks founding member and ex-telecom infrastructure builder, is a GP and chair of a large angel network, connecting Oregon founders with Silicon Valley VC resources and mentorship.
Invests in
BiotechDirect to ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMedical DevicesSaaS
Experience
- TiE Silicon ValleyChair, TiE Angelscurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TiE Silicon ValleyBoard Membercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TiE Silicon ValleyCharter Member - TiE-Silicon Valleycurrent2004 β present
- TiE Silicon ValleyCo Chair Entrepreneurship Track, TiECon 20192019 β 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- TiE Silicon ValleyCo-Chair, Words of Wisdom Track (Entrepreneurship and beyond) TiE Inflect 20182018Santa Clara CA
- TiE Silicon ValleyChair, Entrepreneurship Track TiECon 20172017Silicon Valley
- Elevate Capital FundGPcurrent2020 β present
- Angel Round Capital FundMember of Executive Committee, ArcAngelscurrent2014 β presentNew York
- WEVO ConversionBoard Observercurrent2020 β present
- Diesel LabsAdvisorcurrent2022 β presentMassachusetts, United States
- EarthSense, Inc.Advisorcurrent2021 β presentUrbana-Champaign Area
- True Lark (formerly FrontdeskAI)Advisorcurrent2019 β presentPalo Alto, CA
- MoesifAdvisorcurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- www.smartsentry.aiAdvisorcurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TiECON 2020Co-Convenercurrent2020 β presentSanta Clara, California
- GatikInvestorcurrent2021 β present
- PubNubInvestorcurrent2012 β presentSan Francisco, California
- Periscope Data, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- IterableInvestorcurrent2016 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The FabricLimited Partnercurrent2014 β present
Education
- SIUMaster of Science - MS, Electrical Engineering1986 β 1988
- University College of Engineering, Osmania UniversityBSEE, Electrical Engineering1982 β 1986
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship39Business Development25Business Strategy7Marketing Strategy6Due Diligence3Consulting6Marketing3Networking4Start-ups15Product Management7Cloud Computing10Telecommunications3
+5 more
IntegrationSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyAnalysisLanguages French Β· Hindi Β· Tamil Β· Telugu
From Kumar's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University College of Engineering, Osmania University1
Shared employers
Also worked at Angel Round Capital Fund2
Also worked at WEVO Conversion1
Also worked at Diesel Labs1
Also worked at True Lark (formerly FrontdeskAI)2
Colleagues at Elevate Capital
Allie Persitz
Operating Partner at Elevate Capital
Ana Chaud
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Annu Navani
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Anu Shukla
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Barbara Johnson
Executive Assistant at Elevate Capital
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
Brandon Ross
Senior Associate-Analyst at Elevate Capital
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Network3
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Giovanni Magni
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
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