Soumitra Sengupta
InvestorVenture Partner at Elevate Capital
Kirkland, Washington
Writes $25K β $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
- TrakBoard Advisorcurrent2025 β present
- The Idea VillageBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- The Idea VillageEntrepreneur in Residencecurrent2018 β presentNew Orleans, LA
- Obatala SciencesBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2021 β presentNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Elevate Capital FundLimited Partnercurrent2018 β presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Elevate Capital FundVenture Partnercurrent2020 β presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- TrayAwayBoard Observercurrent2019 β presentNew Orleans, LA
- JourneyTrackAdvisor2023 β 2026
- ADAS SafeAdvisory Board Member and Investor2024 β 2025
- Ren EnergyAdvisor2023 β 2025North America
- UiPathEngineering Leader2021 β 2023Bellevue, Washington, United States
- Kanari Digital Inc.Co-Founder, CEO and Board Member2019 β 2021Kirkland, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftPartner Director of Engineering2003 β 2017Redmond, WA, USA
- MicrosoftPartner Director of Engineering, Universal Store2015 β 2017Redmond, WA, U.S.A.
- MicrosoftPrincipal Manager Software Engieering/Program Management, PowerBI2013 β 2015Redmond, WA
- MicrosoftPrincipal Group Program Manager/Principal Lead Program Manager, Windows Phone2011 β 2012Redmond, WA
- MicrosoftPrincipal Software Architect/Principal Lead Software Engineering, Windows Phone Application Platform2009 β 2011Redmond
- MicrosoftPrincipal Software Architect, SQL Azure2006 β 2009Redmond
- MicrosoftPrincipal Software Architect/Principal Product Unit Manager, SQL Server2003 β 2006Redmond
- Corio Inc.Senior Director, Corio Technologies2002 β 2003
Education
- Tulane UniversityPh.D.
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc)Master of Science, MS1982 β 1984
- Jadavpur UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering
Skills & more
Management9Leadership6Cloud Computing31Scalability27Distributed Systems45Software Development47Architecture7Web Services8Software Design25Big Data2System Architecture3PaaS2
+12 more
Technical LeadershipMobile ApplicationsHigh AvailabilityLarge Scale SystemsSoftware Project ManagementAlgorithmsMobile DevicesServer ArchitectureSoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesSaaSEnterprise SoftwareFrom Soumitra's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Tulane University57
Sam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesSteve PaulVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures; physician-scientist in neuroscience and CNS drug discoveryAnna Shults HeldEditorial Director at Scale Venture PartnersZane SalamehAnalyst at Volition CapitalAmy SlizofskiInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALMason AngelFounding Partner at Industrious Ventures
+ 51 more
Also attended Indian Institute of Science (IISc)10
Krishnan NandabalanCEO, Founder, & President, InveniAI at AIFGeeta VemuriManaging Partner, Founder at Agent CapitalShekhar KiraniPartner at AccelSriram ViswanathanFounding Managing Partner at Celesta CapitalSrivatsan LaxmanVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalSupriya RaoVenture Partner at Elevate Capital
+ 4 more
Also attended Jadavpur University7
SomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesRajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalDebtanu GangulyFull Stack AI Engineer at BlockwallBhaskar βBGβ GhoshPartner and CTO at 8VCProf. Sandeep ShuklaProfessor & Director, IIIT Hyderabad at T-HubJoydeep BhattacharyyaInvestor at Canaan Partners
+ 1 more
Shared employers
Also worked at The Idea Village10
SaraPartner at Maven VenturesRicco MendesVentures & Finance at StartUp HealthThomas RushPartner & Head of Cryptoeconomics at ConsenSys MeshLeslie CampisiInvestor at Anthemis VentureWesley GottesmanPrincipal at Brand Foundry VenturesCorey JonesFounding Partner at E2JDJ
+ 4 more
Also worked at UiPath37
Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ted KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applicationsKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanRadu BozgaPrincipal at Notion CapitalAlexander LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
+ 31 more
Also worked at Microsoft626
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital
+ 620 more
Also worked at Philips Research77
Paul van OoikInvestment associate at NoaberIdil KavakliExperts | Venture Partner at 212Daniel GrafGeneral Partner at redalpineRuben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 CapitalNeelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI VenturesRobbert FlipsenEntrepreneur in Residence at Peak
+ 71 more
Colleagues at Elevate Capital
Allie Persitz
Operating Partner at Elevate Capital
Ana Chaud
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Annu Navani
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Anu Shukla
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Barbara Johnson
Executive Assistant at Elevate Capital
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
Brandon Ross
Senior Associate-Analyst at Elevate Capital
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
















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