Navneet Vishwanathan
InvestorPrincipal, Investments at SQUADRA VENTURES
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Writes $1M – $4M checks
About
Navneet Vishwanathan is a national security VC who evaluates startups via military warfighting functions, draws on DoD modernization experience from NSIN, and champions defense tech ties with Georgetown SFS.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechSaaSSpace Tech
Experience
- Squadra VenturesPrincipal, Investmentscurrent2026 — present
- Squadra VenturesSenior Investment Associate2024 — 2026
- Squadra VenturesInvestment Associate2023 — 2024
- Columbia Venture FellowsManaging Director2023 — 2024
- Columbia Venture FellowsVenture Fellow2022 — 2023New York, United States
- America’s Frontier FundAssociate2022 — 2023
- NSIN - National Security Innovation NetworkMAC Strategy Fellow2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- DeloitteSenior Consultant, Strategy2018 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Georgetown Global ConsultingChief Operating Officer2016 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- San Diego PadresBaseball Operations Intern2017San Diego, CA
- O'Shaughnessy Asset ManagementSales & Client Services Intern2016Stamford, CT
- Fincare-DishaIntern2015Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Skills & more
Public Speaking5Microsoft Excel4Zephyr Style Advisor1Stata1Microsoft Word5PowerPoint3Leadership3Research3Microfinance3Microsoft Office3
Languages English · Hindi · Malayalam · Spanish · Tamil
From Navneet's professional profile.
Colleagues at SQUADRA VENTURES
Amy Fuller
Executive Assistant at SQUADRA VENTURES
Dan Madden
Principal, National Security at SQUADRA VENTURES
Dominic Ventimiglia
Principal, Network Operations at SQUADRA VENTURES
Guy Filippelli
Managing Partner at SQUADRA VENTURES
Isaac Carp
Principal at SQUADRA VENTURES
John Timken
COO + CFO at SQUADRA VENTURES
Margaret Roth
Principal at SQUADRA VENTURES
Margaret Roth Falzon
Principal at SQUADRA VENTURES
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Navneet Vishwanathan?
- Navneet Vishwanathan is a national security VC who evaluates startups via military warfighting functions, draws on DoD modernization experience from NSIN, and champions defense tech ties with Georgetown SFS.
- Where does Navneet Vishwanathan work?
- Navneet Vishwanathan is Principal, Investments at SQUADRA VENTURES.
- What does Navneet Vishwanathan invest in?
- Navneet Vishwanathan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, SaaS, Space Tech.
- What check size does Navneet Vishwanathan write?
- Navneet Vishwanathan typically writes checks of $1M – $4M.
- Where did Navneet Vishwanathan go to school?
- Navneet Vishwanathan studied at Georgetown University (International Economics (Honors in the Major)); Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Nanuet Senior High School.
Same school
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Also attended Nanuet Senior High School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Squadra Ventures9
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