Shilpi Kumar
InvestorPartner at Third Sphere
Oakland, California
Writes $200K – $400K checks · typically $300K
FoundedResonant Link
Experience
- Bakar Labs for Energy & MaterialsDirector of Partnershipscurrent2025 — present
- Third SphereBoard Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Third SpherePartner2020 — 2024
- Slick ConsultingFounder, Principal2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Village GlobalNetwork Leader2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Instrumental Inc.Head of Technology Commercialization2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Filament!Head of Product Commercialization2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Filament!Product Development2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- First Round CapitalAnalyst2014 — 2015Philadelphia | NYC | San Francisco
- Venture For America2013 Fellow & Alumni Board Representative2013 — 2015Las Vegas & Philadelphia
- Downtown ProjectAssociate | VegasTechFund, Nimbus Portfolio, Factorli, Progression Labs2013 — 2014Las Vegas, Nevada Area
- Neuro+Customer Development2012 — 2013Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- LinkedInGlobal Solutions & Advertising Operations, Hiring Solutions2012Mountain View, CA
- UN Women IcelandProgram Assistant2011Reykjavik, Iceland
- Fuqua School of BusinessResearch Assistant - Huettel Lab2010 — 2011Durham, NC
Education
- Duke UniversityBS, Neuroscience
- Lassiter High School
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Engineering - MEng, Professional
Skills & more
Advertising Operations5DART Sales Manager2DART for Publishers2Social Media Measurement3Social Media Marketing29Presentations5Community Outreach8Fundraising4Social Media20Start-ups17Social Entrepreneurship3Marketing10
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Colleagues at Third Sphere
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Shilpi Kumar work?
- Shilpi Kumar is Partner at Third Sphere.
- What check size does Shilpi Kumar write?
- Shilpi Kumar typically writes checks of $200K – $400K.
- What companies did Shilpi Kumar found?
- Shilpi Kumar founded Resonant Link.
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Also attended Duke University499
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology329
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bakar Labs for Energy & Materials1
Also worked at Village Global33
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Also worked at Instrumental Inc.2
Also worked at Venture For America33
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