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Prashant Kothari

Investor

Founder & Managing Director at Hamilton Ventures

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Writes $100K – $1M checks

About

Prashant Kothari scaled String Real Estate to 1,200 employees before selling to SitusAMC and blends diamond trading, mortgage derivatives trading, a senior Freddie Mac role, startup experience and CFA/CMB credentials.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechPropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Hamilton VenturesFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2023 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  2. Blu VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  3. Augrade - Accelerate ConstructionInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. StakeInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  5. CoLife, Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2024 — present
  6. SitewireInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. OccuspaceBoard Observer & Investorcurrent2023 — present
  8. Loric GamesInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  9. Public GridInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  10. PayscoreInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  11. Ecomedes, Inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
  12. KadenceInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Green BadgerInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSavannah, Georgia, United States
  14. iGoInvestorcurrent2022 — presentTyrone, Pennsylvania, United States
  15. Inhabitr - New Age FurnitureInvestor; Member Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco
  16. SitusAMCVice Chairman2022Washington, United States
  17. SitusAMCManaging Director2019 — 2022Washington D.C. Metro Area
  18. String Real Est Info ServicesCEO & Founder2000 — 2019Washington D.C. Metro Area
  19. Freddie MacOffice of the President1996 — 2000
  20. Kidder, PeabodyTrader, Mortgage Derivatives1993 — 1995

Education

  1. UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA, Finance
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEMP, Entrepreneurship
  3. University of MadrasBS, Accounting
  4. DAV Higher Secondary SchoolCBSE 12th grade
  5. Doveton Corrie

Skills & more

Management38Strategy99Software as a Service (SaaS)2Enterprise Software6Investment Banking1Early Stage InvestmentExecutive CoachingProfessional MentoringReal Estate51Due Diligence39Mortgage Lending74Entrepreneurship99
+12 moreBusinessTitle InsuranceMortgage BankingMortgage ServicingFixed Income AnalysisMortgage UnderwritingOffshore OutsourcingOutsourced SolutionsOutsourcing ManagementRisk ManagementFinancial ModelingFinancial Analysis

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Tamil · Thai

  • CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute

From Prashant's professional profile.

Colleagues at Hamilton Ventures

Al Morisato
Investor at Hamilton Ventures
Anand Gajjar
Investor at Hamilton Ventures
Chethan Rao
Investor at Hamilton Ventures
Darrell Moore
Investor at Hamilton Ventures
Dean Wheeler
Investor at Hamilton Ventures
Hans Wydler
Investor at Hamilton Ventures
Harley Rouda
Investor at Hamilton Ventures
Jennifer Kitchen
Investor at Hamilton Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Prashant Kothari work?
Prashant Kothari is Founder & Managing Director at Hamilton Ventures.
What does Prashant Kothari invest in?
Prashant Kothari invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
What check size does Prashant Kothari write?
Prashant Kothari typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management209

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

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Also attended University of Madras46

Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundSiva KolappaGeneral Partner at Data TechShreeganesh RamananInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalGokul DixitPartner at Dallas Venture CapitalNisha K PaiSenior Associate at Kae Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Occuspace4

Ford BlakelyOperating Partner at Ankona CapitalBrad PerryOperating Partner at Ankona CapitalMatthew OhlmanCTO and General Partner at Shadow VenturesMichael RockholdPrincipal at Lewis & Clark Ventures

Also worked at Payscore1

William FinneyInvestor at SeaChange

Also worked at Inhabitr - New Age Furniture2

Jonathan OzeranAdvisor at Good Growth CapitalB.V. JagadeeshVenture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners

Also worked at Kidder, Peabody13

Katherine RicePartner at Gingerbread CapitalPaul WeinsteinGeneral Partner at Azure Capital PartnersCurt PabstVenture Partner at RSCMBridget AlbertsonPartner - Investor Relations at Chartline Capital PartnersNeil WolfsonFinTech Operating Partner at RueOne InvestmentsPeter CraddockManaging Director at Shoreline Venture Management

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