Venu Shamapant
InvestorCo-Founder at LiveOak Ventures Β· General Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners
Austin, Texas, United States
About
Venu Shamapant co-founded LiveOak Ventures and has invested in early-stage Texas-based companies since 1999. He was previously a General Partner at Austin Ventures and worked at McKinsey & Co. serving enterprise systems and software clients, and began his career as a software developer and engineering lead at Mentor Graphics. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Osmania University.
Venu Shamapant @vshamapant
Passed the cipp exam! Cool https://t.co/xjDlQyBF1u
Jul 14, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Venu Shamapant @vshamapant
Want to thank all the entrepreneurs who came to a wonderful evening of conversation on a beautiful TX night! https://t.co/84Nj62YGTh
May 20, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Venu Shamapant @vshamapant
Rethinking every step of the #proptech world one transaction at a time https://t.co/dZR9DpmaCF
Feb 4, 2026
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- LiveOak VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2011 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- RevistoMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 β present
- IllumaMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 β present
- AmplifAI Solutions, Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2019 β presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- OsanoMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- TrustRadiusMember Board Of Directorscurrent2017 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Take CommandInvestorcurrent2020 β presentDallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- SpyderbatMember, Board of Directorscurrent2020 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Flo RecruitMember Board of Directorscurrent2019 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- data.worldInvestorcurrent2016 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- ConverseNow.AISeed Investorcurrent2020 β presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- InfocyteMember Board Of Directors2016 β 2022San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Eventador.io | SQLStreamBuilder & Runtime for Apache FlinkMember, Board of Directors2018 β 2020Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Mavenir SystemsMember, Board of Directors2006 β 2015
- Blacksand SemiconductorsMember, Board of Directors2007 β 2014
- VeriSiliconBoard Observer2006 β 2011
- Sipera SystemsMember, Board of Directors2005 β 2011
- Nexus Venture PartnersMember, Advisory Board2006 β 2010
- Austin VenturesGeneral Partner1999 β 2010
- LifeSize CommunicationsMember, Board of Directors2003 β 2009
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA1994 β 1996
- The University of Texas at AustinMS, Electrical Engineering1988 β 1990
- Osmania UniversityBE, Electronics & Communications Engineering1984 β 1988
Skills & more
From Venu's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
+ 1,771 more
Also attended The University of Texas at Austin247
+ 241 more
Also attended Osmania University18
+ 12 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Revisto3
Also worked at Illuma2
Also worked at Flo Recruit1
Also worked at Nexus Venture Partners14
+ 8 more
Deals Β· 3
Flo RecruitBoard seat
via LiveOak Ventures Β· filed May 2025 Β· $5M raise
InfocyteBoard seat
via LiveOak Ventures Β· filed Oct 2021 Β· $1M raise
SpyderbatBoard seat
via LiveOak Ventures Β· filed Jul 2020 Β· $4.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at LiveOak Ventures
Network1
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