Rekha Pai Kamath
InvestorPartner Leader; Investment Committee Member at Silicon Valley
Los Altos, California, United States
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About
Rekha Pai Kamath is an adjunct instructor at MIT I-Corps and an investor focused on technology and applied generative AI in emerging markets, climate technology, and gender equity initiatives. She brings experience in product development, marketing, product management, and strategy from her background as a Silicon Valley technology operator, and currently works as an impact investor through Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, Toniic, and Fast Forward. Her investment interests center on supporting tech and social entrepreneurs with strategies that benefit under-resourced and disenfranchised communities.
Experience
- MIT I-Corps programAdjunct Instructorcurrent2020 — present
- Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - SV2Partner amd Investing Committee membercurrent2017 — present
- Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - SV2Board Membercurrent2020 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
- IntelehealthBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentBaltimore, Maryland Area
- Fast ForwardMember Board of Directorscurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Capria VenturesInvestor-in-Residence2023 — 2024
- Stanford Angels and EntreprenuersVice President2017 — 2019Stanford, CA
- Juniper NetworksNew Business Incubation2010 — 2017
- Applied MaterialsSr Marketing Manager, Office of CMO2008 — 2010
- Symantec CorporationProduct Management2006
- Sun MicrosystemsEngineering2002 — 2005
- Procket NetworksMember of Technical Staff2001 — 2002
- SGIMember of Technical Staff1994 — 2001
Skills & more
Strategy26Product Marketing25Product Management46Product Development12System Architecture4Product Strategy2Start-ups29Business Development21Business Strategy9Marketing9Business Planning6Entrepreneurship10
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Go-to-market StrategyCompetitive AnalysisCloud ComputingCross-functional Team LeadershipSocial ImpactSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages Hindi
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rekha Pai Kamath?
- Rekha Pai Kamath is an adjunct instructor at MIT I-Corps and an investor focused on technology and applied generative AI in emerging markets, climate technology, and gender equity initiatives. She brings experience in product development, marketing, product management, and strategy from her background as a Silicon Valley technology operator, and currently works as an impact investor through Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, Toniic, and Fast Forward. Her investment interests center on supporting tech and social entrepreneurs with strategies that benefit under-resourced and disenfranchised communities.
- Where does Rekha Pai Kamath work?
- Rekha Pai Kamath is Partner Leader; Investment Committee Member at Silicon Valley.
- Where did Rekha Pai Kamath go to school?
- Rekha Pai Kamath studied at Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (MBA, Marketing Management); Iowa State University (M.S, Electrical and Computer Engineering); VJTI, Bombay (B.E, Electronics).
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