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Leshika Samarasinghe

Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at Twine Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $1M checks · typically $750K

About

Founder and Managing Partner focused on backing mission-driven founders at the earliest stages. Previously worked on Google's early product team, was a founding member of ARPA-E, and served as Managing Partner at venture studio The Production Board; she helps founders with go-to-market strategy and Series A fundraising.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFuture of WorkHealthtechInsurTech

Experience

  1. Twine VenturesFounder & General Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. AlchemyInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Compass RegulatoryInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  4. Verse Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
  5. Digital Biology, Inc.Investorcurrent2022 — present
  6. WaymarkInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  7. Alpha GridInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  8. Waltz HealthInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  9. Stealth FintechInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  10. Apella TechnologyInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  11. Teiko.bioInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  12. Rupa HealthInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  13. Alaffia HealthInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  14. Future PositiveVenture Partner2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  15. Ohalo GeneticsFounding Chairman2019 — 2020
  16. SupergutBoard Member2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  17. NorQuinBoard Member2016 — 2020
  18. University of California, Davis School of Agricultural and Biological EngineeringBoard Member, Industry Advisors2016 — 2020
  19. The Production BoardManaging Partner2015 — 2020San Francisco, CA
  20. The EVERY CompanyBoard Member2016 — 2019

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMBA2007 — 2009
  2. Stanford UniversityBA, International Relations1999 — 2003

Skills & more

Strategy42Management12Venture Capital49Investments23Start-ups30Commercialization20Cleantech15Entrepreneurship25Product Marketing14Lifesciences6

From Leshika's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,994 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Rupa Health5

Talia GoldbergPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersHayfa AboukierPrincipal at Range VCKoby ConradCEO & Founder at SunflowerDeep KapurFounder at AmeraLouise TanskiFounder at Amera

Also worked at Supergut2

Amanda Donohue-HansenManaging Director at Cultivian Sandbox VenturesGregory WertmanGeneral Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners

Also worked at Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)16

Ian RobinsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesEmily FritzePartner at The Westly GroupDr. Cheryl MartinVenture Partner at Colle Capital PartnersAddison StarkAdvisor at AvilaMalcolm HandleyAdvisor at AvilaAndrew GollachPartner at SOSV

+ 10 more

Also worked at Google1,533

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,527 more

Colleagues at Twine Ventures

Ethan Yeh
Managing Partner at Twine Ventures