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Sri Chandrasekar

Investor

Managing Partner at Point72 Ventures · Board director at Tektonic

Menlo Park, California

Writes $250K – $50M checks · typically $7M

About

Sri Chandrasekar spent nearly a decade building military communications at BAE Systems, then led AI investments and ran Lab41 at In-Q-Tel, advising founders on government sales for sustainable growth.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Board director at Tektonic

Intro paths

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Tektonic's investors · 2

Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2024Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Tektonic

NSNic Surpatanu
Nic Surpatanu
DHDavid Hsu
David Hsu
PBPaul Bryan
Paul Bryan

Experience

  1. AI HouseManaging Directorcurrent2026 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. Stellar HealthInvestor / Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  3. Point72 VenturesManaging Partner2021 — 2025Bellevue, Washington, United States
  4. Point72 VenturesPartner2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. PolyAIInvestor / Board Member2019 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
  6. NetradyneInvestor / Board Member2018 — 2025
  7. HeidiInvestor / Board Member2025
  8. LuminanceInvestor / Board Member2025London Area, United Kingdom
  9. adonisInvestor / Board Member2024 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  10. Tektonic AIInvestor / Board Member2024 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
  11. blackshark.aiInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2025Graz, Styria, Austria
  12. Focal SystemsInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2025Burlingame, California, United States
  13. Point72 HyperscaleManaging Partner2021 — 2025Menlo Park, California, United States
  14. UnbabelInvestor / Board Member2019 — 2025
  15. AgioInvestor / Board Member2019 — 2025
  16. Raise Commercial Real EstateInvestor / Board Member2020 — 2024
  17. Curb FoodInvestor / Board Member2021 — 2023Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  18. Tempo AutomationInvestor / Board Member2017 — 2022San Francisco, CA
  19. DeepScaleInvestor / Board Member2018 — 2019Mountain View, CA
  20. In-Q-TelSenior Vice President2015 — 2017Menlo Park, CA
  21. In-Q-TelVice President, Technical Staff2011 — 2015Menlo Park, CA
  22. BAE SystemsSenior Principal Engineer2003 — 2011Wayne, NJ

Skills & more

Start-ups40Artificial Intelligence4Venture Capital2Corporate Venture Capital1Strategy24

From Sri's professional profile.

Deals · 2

DocusmartBoard seat

via Point72 Ventures · filed Apr 2023 · $20M raise

UnbabelBoard seat

via Point72 Ventures · filed Sep 2019 · $60M raise

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

TektonicTempo Automation

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Point72 Ventures

Daniel Gwak
Managing Partner, Head of Point 72 Private Investments at Point72 Ventures
Steven Cohen
Investor at Point72 Ventures

Network1

Ted Kummert
Venture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications

Investors connected to Sri in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sri Chandrasekar?
Sri Chandrasekar spent nearly a decade building military communications at BAE Systems, then led AI investments and ran Lab41 at In-Q-Tel, advising founders on government sales for sustainable growth.
Where does Sri Chandrasekar work?
Sri Chandrasekar is Managing Partner at Point72 Ventures and Board director at Tektonic.
What does Sri Chandrasekar invest in?
Sri Chandrasekar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
What check size does Sri Chandrasekar write?
Sri Chandrasekar typically writes checks of $250K – $50M.
What boards does Sri Chandrasekar sit on?
Sri Chandrasekar holds tracked board seats at Docusmart, Tektonic, Tempo Automation, Unbabel.
Where did Sri Chandrasekar go to school?
Sri Chandrasekar studied at Cornell University (MEng, Electrical and Computer Engineering); NYU Stern School of Business (MBA); Cornell University (BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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