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Soumitra Sengupta

Investor

Venture Partner at Elevate Capital

Kirkland, Washington

Writes $25K – $2M checks Β· typically $1M

About

Product development executive and serial entrepreneur with 30+ years leading teams at Microsoft, UiPath, and others; also an Executive-in-Residence at The Idea Village.

Experience

  1. TrakBoard Advisorcurrent2025 β€” present
  2. The Idea VillageBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” presentNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  3. The Idea VillageEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2018 β€” presentNew Orleans, LA
  4. Obatala SciencesBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2021 β€” presentNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  5. Elevate Capital FundLimited Partnercurrent2018 β€” presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  6. Elevate Capital FundVenture Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  7. TrayAwayBoard Observercurrent2019 β€” presentNew Orleans, LA
  8. JourneyTrackAdvisor2023 β€” 2026
  9. ADAS SafeAdvisory Board Member and Investor2024 β€” 2025
  10. Ren EnergyAdvisor2023 β€” 2025North America
  11. UiPathEngineering Leader2021 β€” 2023Bellevue, Washington, United States
  12. Kanari Digital Inc.Co-Founder, CEO and Board Member2019 β€” 2021Kirkland, Washington, United States
  13. MicrosoftPartner Director of Engineering2003 β€” 2017Redmond, WA, USA
  14. MicrosoftPartner Director of Engineering, Universal Store2015 β€” 2017Redmond, WA, U.S.A.
  15. MicrosoftPrincipal Manager Software Engieering/Program Management, PowerBI2013 β€” 2015Redmond, WA
  16. MicrosoftPrincipal Group Program Manager/Principal Lead Program Manager, Windows Phone2011 β€” 2012Redmond, WA
  17. MicrosoftPrincipal Software Architect/Principal Lead Software Engineering, Windows Phone Application Platform2009 β€” 2011Redmond
  18. MicrosoftPrincipal Software Architect, SQL Azure2006 β€” 2009Redmond
  19. MicrosoftPrincipal Software Architect/Principal Product Unit Manager, SQL Server2003 β€” 2006Redmond
  20. Corio Inc.Senior Director, Corio Technologies2002 β€” 2003

Education

  1. Tulane UniversityPh.D.
  2. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Master of Science, MS1982 β€” 1984
  3. Jadavpur UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering

Skills & more

Management9Leadership6Cloud Computing31Scalability27Distributed Systems45Software Development47Architecture7Web Services8Software Design25Big Data2System Architecture3PaaS2
+12 moreTechnical LeadershipMobile ApplicationsHigh AvailabilityLarge Scale SystemsSoftware Project ManagementAlgorithmsMobile DevicesServer ArchitectureSoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesSaaSEnterprise Software

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