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Venky Karnam

Investor

General Partner at Shift Left Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $250K checks · typically $250K

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Experience

  1. Ahead VCPartnercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Shift Left VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Afore CapitalVenture Partner2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  4. VariousAngel Investor2010 — 2018
  5. GoogleAds Infrastructure2010 — 2017
  6. AdMobInfrastructure2006 — 2010
  7. YahooShopping Search2005 — 2006

Education

  1. Northwestern UniversityMS, Computer Engineering
  2. Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB Tech, Electrical Engineering

Same school

Also attended Northwestern University278

Hannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEric OngInvestor at LightbankBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

+ 272 more

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras62

Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCIlanInvestor at Eudemian VenturesRaghuInvestor at Eudemian Ventures

+ 56 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Afore Capital20

Nate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsRiley FinchInvestment Associate at NextGen Venture PartnersGaurav JainCo-founder, Managing Partner at Afore CapitalAnamitra BanerjiCo-founder, Managing Partner at Afore CapitalDerrick LiPrincipal at Afore CapitalKayla KavanaughInvestor at Afore Capital

+ 14 more

Also worked at Google942

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

+ 936 more

Also worked at Yahoo227

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Colleagues at Shift Left Ventures

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