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Shilpi Kumar

Investor

Partner at Third Sphere

Oakland, California

Writes $200K – $400K checks · typically $300K

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Experience

  1. Bakar Labs for Energy & MaterialsDirector of Partnershipscurrent2025 — present
  2. Third SphereBoard Partnercurrent2024 — present
  3. Third SpherePartner2020 — 2024
  4. Slick ConsultingFounder, Principal2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Village GlobalNetwork Leader2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Instrumental Inc.Head of Technology Commercialization2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Filament!Head of Product Commercialization2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Filament!Product Development2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  9. First Round CapitalAnalyst2014 — 2015Philadelphia | NYC | San Francisco
  10. Venture For America2013 Fellow & Alumni Board Representative2013 — 2015Las Vegas & Philadelphia
  11. Downtown ProjectAssociate | VegasTechFund, Nimbus Portfolio, Factorli, Progression Labs2013 — 2014Las Vegas, Nevada Area
  12. Neuro+Customer Development2012 — 2013Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
  13. LinkedInGlobal Solutions & Advertising Operations, Hiring Solutions2012Mountain View, CA
  14. UN Women IcelandProgram Assistant2011Reykjavik, Iceland
  15. Fuqua School of BusinessResearch Assistant - Huettel Lab2010 — 2011Durham, NC

Skills & more

Advertising Operations5DART Sales Manager2DART for Publishers2Social Media Measurement3Social Media Marketing29Presentations5Community Outreach8Fundraising4Social Media20Start-ups17Social Entrepreneurship3Marketing10
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Colleagues at Third Sphere

Mark Paris
Managing Partner at Third Sphere
Miela Mayer
Venture Partner at Third Sphere
Shaun Abrahamson
Managing Partner at Third Sphere
Stonly Baptiste Blue
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Third Sphere
Zeev Krieger
Partner at Third Sphere

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Arnaud Lorie
Venture Partner at Good Group

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shilpi Kumar?
Partner at Third Sphere
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.
Where did Shilpi Kumar go to school?
Shilpi Kumar studied at Duke University (BS, Neuroscience); Lassiter High School; Georgia Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering - MEng, Professional).

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