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Umesh Padval

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Venture Partner at Thomvest Ventures Β· Board director at ShiftLeft Β· Board director at Tactus Technology

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $20M checks Β· typically $10.3M

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114 people in our graph share verified history with Umesh β€” schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Dave MunichiellounlockedUmesh: together at SambaNova (2026)
Γ—3Umesh: together at Lumilens
Umesh: together at Relyance AI
Umesh: together at Cognichip

About

Umesh Padval is a Managing Partner at Seligman Ventures in Menlo Park, investing across AI and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data center systems from seed through pre-IPO stages. He brings over 35 years of operating and management experience, including 18 years in venture investing and prior service as President and CEO of C-Cube Microsystems, which was acquired by LSI Logic in 2001. Padval currently serves on the board of Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) and has invested in companies including Cohere, Clari, Harness, Isovalent, ThousandEyes, and P.A. Semi, among others, with prior board experience at seven public companies.

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Board director at ShiftLeft

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ShiftLeft's investors Β· 6

Bain Capital VenturesBoston Β· $1M – $100M checks Β· since 2018SINEWAVE VENTURESMclean Β· $500K – $25M checks Β· since 2018SYN VenturesWest Palm Beach Β· since 2018Thomvest VenturesSan Francisco Β· $2M – $5M checks Β· since 2018U.S. Air Forcesince 2019Wipro VenturesBengaluru Β· $1M – $10M checks Β· since 2018

Co-founders at ShiftLeft

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Chetan Conikee SathyanarayanaExecutive Officer, Director
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Manish GuptaExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Tactus Technology

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Tactus Technology's investors Β· 1

Thomvest VenturesSan Francisco Β· $2M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Tactus Technology

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Micah YairiExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Seligman VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2025 β€” presentNorth America
  2. SambaNovaBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  3. LumilensBoard Oberver and Investorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  4. Eliyan CorporationBoard Member and Investorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  5. Velaura AIBoard Member and Investorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  6. CognichipBoard Member and Investorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  7. EPIC MicrosystemsBoard membercurrent2025 β€” presentNorth America
  8. Upscale AIInvestorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  9. ExaforceInvestorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  10. StackGenBoard Observercurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  11. ImpinjBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  12. ModiqoInvestorcurrent2026 β€” presentNorth America
  13. ZΕ«mAngel Investorcurrent2015 β€” presentSan Carlos, California, United States
  14. Relyance AIInvestor and Board Member2024 β€” 2025North America
  15. ExaforceBoard Member and Investor2024 β€” 2025
  16. CohereInvestor2023 β€” 2025Toronto, ON
  17. HarnessInvestor2021 β€” 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  18. Bolster, IncInvestor and Board member2019 β€” 2025Los Altos, California
  19. Clari(Merged with Salesloft)Investor and Board Observer2018 β€” 2025Sunnyvale
  20. Avalanche TechnologyBoard Member, Investor and board chair2009 β€” 2025Fremont, California

Skills & more

Start-ups38Venture Capital31Entrepreneurship11Data Center2Big Data Analytics2Virtualization2Internet of Things2Hardware1Semiconductors5Strategic Partnerships14Mergers & Acquisitions8Corporate Development5
+10 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct ManagementCloud ComputingGo-to-market StrategyMergersProduct MarketingInternational SalesBusiness DevelopmentStrategyHP Anyware

Languages English Β· Hindi Β· Marathi

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Colleagues at Thomvest Ventures

Amrit Dhillon
Principal at Thomvest Ventures
Andrew Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer at Thomvest Ventures
Bob Boron
Special Advisor at Thomvest Ventures
Brad Brooks
Operating Partner at Thomvest Ventures
Brendan Hogan
Operating Partner at Thomvest Ventures
Camille Erskine
Operations Manager at Thomvest Ventures
Devanshi Dhanuka
Portfolio Finance Associate at Thomvest Ventures
Don Butler
Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures

Network4

Brian PaulScout
Partner at Tenaya Capital
Dan AhnScout
Managing Partner at Clearvision Ventures
Don ButlerScout
Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures
Gil Ben-ArtzyScout
Founding Partner at UpWest

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Umesh Padval?
Umesh Padval is a Managing Partner at Seligman Ventures in Menlo Park, investing across AI and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data center systems from seed through pre-IPO stages. He brings over 35 years of operating and management experience, including 18 years in venture investing and prior service as President and CEO of C-Cube Microsystems, which was acquired by LSI Logic in 2001. Padval currently serves on the board of Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) and has invested in companies including Cohere, Clari, Harness, Isovalent, ThousandEyes, and P.A. Semi, among others, with prior board experience at seven public companies.
Where does Umesh Padval work?
Umesh Padval is Venture Partner at Thomvest Ventures and Board director at ShiftLeft and Board director at Tactus Technology.
What check size does Umesh Padval write?
Umesh Padval typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
Where did Umesh Padval go to school?
Umesh Padval studied at Stanford University (Master's Degree); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Bachelor's Degree, Engineering).

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