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Shankar Chandran

Investor

Partner at Walden Catalyst

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $550K checks

About

Shankar Chandran is a former Applied Materials engineer and primary inventor on eight patents with 19+ years investing in deep-tech—semiconductors, AI infrastructure, data, robotics—and co-headed Samsung’s strategic investment arm.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Experience

  1. Walden Catalyst VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Nace AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Virtue AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. Ati MotorsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. 3D Glass Solutions, Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 — present
  6. GalileoBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. Samsung Catalyst FundManaging Director, SVP & Co-Head of Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF)2013 — 2021
  8. Panorama Capital / JP Morgan PartnersPartner2002 — 2013Menlo Park, CA
  9. Applied MaterialsEngineer / Manager1995 — 2000

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA2000 — 2002
  2. Arizona State UniversityMS, Materials Science & Engineering1993 — 1995
  3. Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), VaranasiB.Tech, Engineering1989 — 1993

Skills & more

Disruptive Technologies6Competitive Intelligence6Venture Capital79Corporate Development31Strategic Partnerships40Start-ups48Product Management18Investments19Entrepreneurship28Mobile Devices10Business Development4Mergers & Acquisitions9
+8 moreProduct DevelopmentProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipGo-to-market StrategyCloud ComputingStrategyManagement

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3DGSAti MotorsGalileoMindsDBNace.AIOpaque SystemsVirtueAI

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