Srivatsan Laxman
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Elevate Capital · Founder at True Lark
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedTrue Lark
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Padmaparna ChaudhuriunlockedSrivatsan: together at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (1999–2006)
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Srivatsan: together at University of Mysore
About
AI entrepreneur and researcher who co-founded TrueLark (acquired by Weave in 2025); spent seven years at Microsoft Research's ML & Optimization group.
Founder at True Lark
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Co-founders at True Lark
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Supriya RaoFounder
Experience
- TrueLarkFounder & CEO2017 — 2025Palo Alto
- Scibler Smart SchedulerFounder & CEO2013 — 2017Bengaluru Area, India
- MicrosoftResearcher2006 — 2013Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Sasken Technologies LimitedSoftware Engineer1998 — 1999Bengaluru Area, India
Skills & more
Statistical Learning1Differential Privacy1Adversarial Machine Learning1Streaming AlgorithmsDigital CommunicationNon-linear Dynamical SystemsGenerative ModelsTemporal / Sequential ModelingPattern DiscoveryHidden Markov Models (HMMs)Noise-Tolerant LearningSpeech Recognition
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Workflow AutomationAI Product DevelopmentEnterprise SoftwareStrategic PartnershipsStart-up LeadershipMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Executive LeadershipProduct StrategyLanguages English · Hindi · Kannada · Tamil
From Srivatsan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Capital
Allie Persitz
Operating 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
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Donn Dimond
Limited Partner at Elevate Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Srivatsan Laxman?
- AI entrepreneur and researcher who co-founded TrueLark (acquired by Weave in 2025); spent seven years at Microsoft Research's ML & Optimization group.
- Where does Srivatsan Laxman work?
- Srivatsan Laxman is Founder of True Lark and Venture Partner at Elevate Capital.
- What companies did Srivatsan Laxman found?
- Srivatsan Laxman founded True Lark.
- Where did Srivatsan Laxman go to school?
- Srivatsan Laxman studied at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (M.S. + Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); University of Mysore (B.E., Electronics and Communications Engineering); Bishop Cotton Boys' School (ISC-XII + ICSE-X).
Founder mafias
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Geeta VemuriPh.DFounded Agent CapitalSupriya RaoM.Sc. (Engg)Founded True LarkHarikrishna NarayananResearchFounded Expent IncJyothika SahajanandanMaster’s DegreeFounded Spark StudioShubham RanaBachelor of Science - BSFounded RetapeShreenabh AgrawalB.S. (Research)Founded Aktoria Robotics
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Bishop Cotton Boys' School mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shashi MurthyFounded Flaskworks +1Aditya SiroyaIndian School CertificateFounded Repurpose +1PankajFounded AI21 LabsAbhishek GuptaFounded Flux AutoPadmanabhan (Paddy) KrishnamurthyIndian School Certificate (ISC)Founded EzDubsSai Neeraj KanuriICSEFounded Decisional AI
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University of Mysore mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Rajesh SettyBachelor of EngineeringFounded Icharts +2Supriya RaoB.E.Founded True LarkVenugopal SathyanarayanaBachelor of EngineeringFounded CV SystemsHari ShettyBachelor of EngineeringFounded JifflenowSayeed AnjumMCAFounded greytHRAnanda RajagopalBachelor of Engineering (B.E.)Founded Ciroos
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Elevate Capital mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Science (IISc)44
Padmaparna ChaudhuriDirector of Technical Research at Sands Capital VenturesNamita KumariAssociate, Technical Research at Sands Capital VenturesGanesh KishoreInvestor at Spruce Capital PartnersGeetha DholakiaPortfolio Program Director at TDK VenturesGeeta VemuriManaging Partner, Founder at Agent CapitalOmkaram NalamasuPresident at Applied Ventures
+ 38 more
Also attended University of Mysore20
Ullas KamathJoint Managing Director, Jyothy Laboratories at Sixth Sense VenturesShekhar KiraniPartner at AccelNagraj KashyapGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalSandhya SridharanManaging Partner at KFC VenturesSupriya RaoVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalNaresh NagarajanVenture Partner at Kalaari Capital
+ 14 more
Also attended Bishop Cotton Boys' School18
PankajAdvisor at NewBuild.VCPravar JainSenior Manager at SGInnovateGanesh NayakFundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture PartnersAkhilesh AgarwalAssociate Vice President at Blume VenturesRupam BiswasPrincipal, Investments at ITERATIVEShantanu MehtaInvestment Associate at Spring Angels Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at TrueLark4
Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at Sasken Technologies Limited13
Raj RaoInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAbhishek GuptaPartner, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsPranav PaiFounding Partner at 3one4 CapitalShyam KrishnaswamyExpert Advisory Board — Co-Founder at Deepfence at 33NSanjay ShahVenture Partner at Theia VenturesDileep GeorgeHead of AI Research at Astera Institute
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