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About
Sitar Teli has been a venture capitalist since 2008, focusing on early-stage investments in consumer and B2B2C enablement across marketplaces, market networks and networked SaaS, with expertise in products driven by network effects or community-led growth. Before Connect Ventures she was at Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, where she led the Series A in SoundCloud; her investments include ai-coustics, Hopkins and Deepstash. She holds a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Duke University.
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Invests in
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesSaaS
Deals · 1
Ai CousticsBoard seat
via Connect Ventures · filed Apr 2025 · $5.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
SoundCloud
Investor
DeepstashHopkins
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Connect Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sitar Teli?
- Sitar Teli has been a venture capitalist since 2008, focusing on early-stage investments in consumer and B2B2C enablement across marketplaces, market networks and networked SaaS, with expertise in products driven by network effects or community-led growth. Before Connect Ventures she was at Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, where she led the Series A in SoundCloud; her investments include ai-coustics, Hopkins and Deepstash. She holds a dual degree in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from Duke University.
- Where does Sitar Teli work?
- Sitar Teli is Managing Partner at Connect Ventures and Managing Partner at Connect Ventures.
- What does Sitar Teli invest in?
- Sitar Teli invests in B2B Marketplaces, Consumer, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What boards does Sitar Teli sit on?
- Sitar Teli holds tracked board seats at Ai Coustics.
- What companies has Sitar Teli invested in?
- Investments tracked here include SoundCloud, ai-coustics, Deepstash, Hopkins.
- Does Sitar Teli lead rounds?
- Yes — Sitar Teli has led 1 tracked investment.
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