Fundraising FoxUmesh Padval
InvestorVenture Partner at Thomvest Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $20M checks · typically $10.3M
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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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AmitreeAvalanche TechnologyAvneraBaffleBerkeley Design AutomationBlue Willow SystemsBluedataBolsterClariClipMineCognichipCohereCyCognitoEliyanEPIC MicrosystemsHarnessHedvigIsovalentLastlineLumilensModiqoQwietRelyance AISambaNova SystemsShieldX Networks, Inc.Skyhigh NetworksStackGenTactus TechnologyThousandEyesUpscale AIVelaura AIVOKEXtreme Power ConversionZum
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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.
- What check size does Umesh Padval write?
- Umesh Padval typically writes checks of $500K – $20M.
- What companies has Umesh Padval invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Amitree, Avalanche Technology, Avnera, Baffle, Berkeley Design Automation, Blue Willow Systems, Bluedata, Bolster, Clari, ClipMine, Cognichip, Cohere, and 22 more.
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