Fundraising Fox

Varun Devatha

Investor

Associate at Ff Venture Capital

New York City

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Experience

  1. AltanaSenior Implementation Engineercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Cervo AIFounding Strategy & Operations Lead2026New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. MantelFounding BizOps Lead2025New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. ff Venture CapitalAssociate2022 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. New ProfitManager2021 — 2022Greater Boston
  6. New ProfitSenior Associate2021Greater Boston
  7. New ProfitAssociate2020 — 2021Greater Boston
  8. Bronx Lighthouse Charter SchoolSocial Studies Teacher2019 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Cornell Student AssemblyPresident2018 — 2019Ithaca, New York, United States
  10. Cornell Student AssemblyExecutive Vice President | Undesignated Representative | Freshman Representative2015 — 2018Ithaca, New York, United States
  11. Deloitte ConsultingStrategy & Operations Summer Scholar2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. Capital OneRisk Management Intern | Information Security & Compliance2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  13. Coral Beach & Tennis ClubRevenue Management Intern2016Paget, Bermuda
  14. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.Accounting Extern2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  15. New Carlisle Sports & FitnessMarketing & Advertising Officer2013 — 2015New Carlisle, Ohio

Education

  1. Cornell UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Hotel Administration2015 — 2019
  2. Culver AcademiesHigh School2012 — 2015
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Launch2014
  4. Springfield High SchoolHigh School2011 — 2012

Skills & more

Leadership33Public Speaking50Teamwork36Marketing27Public Relations14Entrepreneurship11Social Media Marketing7Advertising8Market Research4Event Management5Project ManagementResearch
+12 moreAdobe Creative SuiteMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointManagementPythonAgileScrumStrategic PlanningCommunicationConsultingData Analysis
  • Certification in Hospitality Industry Analytics (CHIA) — AHLEI - American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
  • Revinate Certification — eCornell

From Varun's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ff Venture Capital

Adam J. Plotkin
Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Alex Katz
General Counsel at Ff Venture Capital
Amanda Rodrigues
Principal at Ff Venture Capital
Andrew Hong
Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Avery Ersztein
Venture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
Bob Savage
Fund Advisor at Ff Venture Capital
Bobby Guthrie II
Associate at Ff Venture Capital
Conor Webb
Investor at TenOneTen Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Varun Devatha work?
Varun Devatha is Associate at Ff Venture Capital.
What check size does Varun Devatha write?
Varun Devatha typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended Cornell University703

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

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Also attended Culver Academies5

Jocelyn KinseyPartner at DFJMyles GrotePartner at Elevate VenturesHayes BarnesDirector of Marketing at Elevate VenturesLogan AshcraftPrincipal at Standard InvestmentsLuke StepletonSenior Advisor at Juno Capital Partners

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

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Shared employers

Also worked at Altana8

Marguerite BensonSenior Advisor at Audere CapitalEvan SmithAdvisor at Commonweal VenturesMo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One VenturesNick KingsburyPartner at Amadeus Capital PartnersBlanca SastreAnalyst at Extension FundJoshua SteinbergManaging Partner at Diagram Collective

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Also worked at Mantel1

Kevin WangFounder at Kamcord

Also worked at Deloitte Consulting1,241

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at Capital One158

Joey ShinInvestment Analyst at Pantera CapitalNigel MorrisCo-Founder and Managing Partner of QED InvestorsFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsBill CilluffoPartner at QED InvestorsAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMike PackerPartner, Head of Growth at QED Investors

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