Sudheer Kuppam
InvestorGeneral Partner at Venture Rock
Cupertino, California, United States
Writes $50K β $2.2M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Sudheer Kuppam is a venture capital and growth equity investor with experience across global technology markets. He served as Managing Director at Intel Capital overseeing the India, Japan, Australasia, and Southeast Asia regions and leading a US$250 million India-focused technology fund, and later founded Epsilon Venture Partners, a technology-focused VC and growth-equity firm that has deployed over US$600 million across more than 100 startups in Asia-Pacific. Kuppam holds a BTech from IIT Madras and an MS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and serves on multiple boards while advising early-stage technology companies.
Experience
- OmVrti.aiStrategic Advisorcurrent2026 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- ChEmpower CorporationStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 β presentPortland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- EnlitenAI, IncStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pi DATACENTERSBoard Membercurrent2015 β presentIndia
- ΞDGΞStrategic Advisorcurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Epsilon Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2015 β presentSaratoga, California, United States
- venturerockGeneral Partner2022 β 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- ExafluenceStrategic Advisor2022 β 2024New Jersey, United States
- HyperVerge Inc.Strategic Advisor2022 β 2023Los Altos, California, United States
- LATOKENStrategic Advisor2022 β 2023Estonia
- EXATRONBoard Member2017 β 2022Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Newchip AcceleratorMentor2020 β 2022United States
- Cricket FoundationCofounder and Board Member2020 β 2022Singapore
- ZebiBoard Member2015 β 2022Milpitas, California, United States
- ZebiCEO2019 β 2020Milpitas, California, United States
- International Cryptox Pte LtdCofounder and Board Member2018 β 2019Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- SSI Innovations China LtdBoard Member2016 β 2018Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Intel CapitalVice President and Managing Director2007 β 2015Santa Clara, California, United States
- SnapdealAdvisory Board Member2011 β 2014New Delhi, Delhi, India
- World Economic ForumTechnology Pioneers Selection Committee2011 β 2012
Education
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteMS1994 β 1995
- Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB. Tech1990 β 1994
Skills & more
Venture Capital99IPO36R&D13Emerging Markets25Private Equity43Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Product Strategy5Investments75Cloud Computing2Business Development7Portfolio Management1
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FinanceBusiness StrategystartupsAsian MarketsEmerging Technologiesemerging marketsMulti-cultural Team ManagementCorporate DevelopmentCryptoBlockchainSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategy DevelopmentLanguages Hindi Β· Tamil Β· Telugu
From Sudheer's professional profile.
Colleagues at Venture Rock
Jason Collins
Board of Advisors | Senior Wealth Manager | International Investment Advisory at Venture Rock
Marc Wesselink
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Mark Burbach
Partner at Venture Rock
Mei Lin Fung
Board of Advisors β CEO of People Centered Internet, Co-Founder of Impact Network at Venture Rock
Mihaela Georgieva
Partner at Venture Rock
Navin Danapal
General Partner Venturerock Asia at Venture Rock
Navroop Sahdev
Board of Advisors β Founder of Digital Economist Associate, Centre of Blockchain Technologies MIT Connections Fellow at Venture Rock
Pascal Verloop
Partner at Venture Rock
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sudheer Kuppam work?
- Sudheer Kuppam is General Partner at Venture Rock.
- What check size does Sudheer Kuppam write?
- Sudheer Kuppam typically writes checks of $50K β $2.2M.
Same school
Also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute82
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras106
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Shared employers
Also worked at venturerock8
Marc WesselinkVenture Partner at Contrarian VenturesXander van der HeijdenGeneral Partner & Founder at Venture RockMihaela GeorgievaPartner at Venture RockNavin DanapalGeneral Partner Venturerock Asia at Venture RockPascal VerloopPartner at Venture RockMark BurbachPartner at Venture Rock
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Also worked at Newchip Accelerator11
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Also worked at Intel Capital331
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital
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