About
Lakshmi Shankar is an SF GP, former Google Search VP who led Generative AI, and ex-Twitter exec with Jack Dorsey, connecting Indian founders to US customers and IIT Madras talent.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- TogetherGeneral Partnercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI, IIT MadrasVisiting Lecturercurrent2024 β presentIndia
- Entrepreneur FirstVenture Partner2024San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleVP Product, Google AI Overview2023 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleVP Product Strategy, Google Search2022 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterHead of Office of the CEO2019 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterSenior Director, Consumer Product2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterCorporate Development & Strategy Lead2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford Sloan Fellow2014 β 2015United States
- Ernst & YoungDirector, Strategy & Operations Practice2008 β 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- IBM Global Business ServicesProduct Lead for IBMβs Master Data Management2002 β 2008London, United Kingdom
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessSloan Fellowship - Stanford MSx Program, Master in Management2014 β 2015
- Imperial College, London (MEng. Software Engineering)MEng, Software Engineering2001 β 2002
- Imperial College, London (BEng. Computing)BEng, Computing1998 β 2001
Skills & more
Go-to-Market StrategyMonetizationVenture CapitalVenture FinancingStart-up VenturesEngineeringCorporate StrategyM&A experienceCross-border M&AIT M&A1Acquisition Integration25Divestitures1
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StrategyIT StrategyBusiness TransformationEnterprise ArchitectureProgram ManagementOperational Due DiligenceIT Due DiligenceBPOIT OutsourcingManagementLeadershipNegotiationLanguages English Β· Hindi Β· Spanish Β· Tamil
- Enterprise Architect β The Open Group
- Project Management Professional (PMP) β Project Management Institute
- Prince 2 Professional β UK Civil Service
From Lakshmi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Together Fund
Arushi Jindal
Investor at Together Fund
Devansh Swarup
Analyst at Together Fund
Dushyant Mishra
Investor at Together Fund
Girish Mathrubootham
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Together Fund
Harshitha S
Fund Ops Lead at Together Fund
Kaushik S
Associate Vice President at Together Fund
Manav Garg
Co-founder & Managing Partner at Together Fund
Puja Singhvi
Chief Financial Officer at Together Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lakshmi Shankar work?
- Lakshmi Shankar is General Partner at Together Fund.
- What does Lakshmi Shankar invest in?
- Lakshmi Shankar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Lakshmi Shankar write?
- Lakshmi Shankar typically writes checks of $1M β $10M.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,292
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Shared employers
Also worked at Entrepreneur First485
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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Also worked at Google1,562
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Also worked at Stanford Graduate School of Business171
Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Elliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesDeena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalBlair ShaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Ernst & Young1,145
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