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Shamir Karkal

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Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Sila

Portland, Oregon

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedSila

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×2Shamir: together at Wise
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Shamir: together at CGAP

About

Shamir Karkal is Co-founder and President of Aleph Invariance, an investment platform, where he leads operational strategy and growth. He previously co-founded Sila and Simple, and works at the intersection of banking, payments, and technology as an investor and operator. He holds board positions at Wise and AIR.

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Sila

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Sila's investors · 2

Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksMucker CapitalVenice · $250K – $750K checks

Experience

  1. Aleph InvarianceCo-founder and Presidentcurrent2025 — presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  2. WiseNon Executive Director, USAcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
  3. AIR - Alliance for Innovative RegulationBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentWashington, United States
  4. SilaCo-founder2018 — 2025Portland, Oregon Area
  5. Mighty | Start A BusinessBoard Member2023New York, United States
  6. CGAPAdvisory Committee Member2018 — 2020
  7. BBVAHead, Open APIs2015 — 2017Portland, Oregon Area
  8. Simple FinanceBoard Member2010 — 2015Portland, Oregon Area
  9. Simple FinanceCFO and co-founder2010 — 2015
  10. McKinsey & CompanyManagement Consultant2006 — 2009Greater Pittsburgh Area
  11. UBS Securities Co., LtdSummer Associate2005Tokyo, Japan
  12. MphasisSystems Engineer/Release Manager2003 — 2004
  13. Intelligent Software SolutionsSoftware Engineer2001 — 2002

Skills & more

Early-Stage StartupsInvestment ManagementEntrepreneurship69Payments7Banking18Economics1Start-ups57Programming1Financial Services24Analytics8Business Development24Product Management14
+11 moreBusiness StrategyBusiness IntelligenceProgram ManagementSoftware DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementExecutive ManagementBusiness ProcessStrategic PartnershipsStrategyManagementVenture Capital

Languages English · Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shamir Karkal?
Shamir Karkal is Co-founder and President of Aleph Invariance, an investment platform, where he leads operational strategy and growth. He previously co-founded Sila and Simple, and works at the intersection of banking, payments, and technology as an investor and operator. He holds board positions at Wise and AIR.
Where does Shamir Karkal work?
Shamir Karkal is Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Sila.
What check size does Shamir Karkal write?
Shamir Karkal typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Shamir Karkal found?
Shamir Karkal founded Sila.
Where did Shamir Karkal go to school?
Shamir Karkal studied at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (MBA, Finance); SCIT - Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology (MPIT, Information technology); Bangalore University (B.Sc., Physics).

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Also attended SCIT - Symbiosis Centre For Information Technology1

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