Where does Venugopal Sathyanarayana work?

Venugopal Sathyanarayana is Growth Partner at Blue Ashva Capital.

Where did Venugopal Sathyanarayana go to school?

Venugopal Sathyanarayana studied at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (Leadership Development Program, Entrepreneur & Personality Development Program); University of Mysore (Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication); Sharada Vilas College, Mysore (12th Std, Physics).

Venugopal Sathyanarayana

Investor

Growth Partner at Blue Ashva Capital

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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About

Venugopal Sathyanarayana is a Partner at Blue Ashva Capital with over 18 years of venture capital experience focused on early and mid-stage technology investments. He previously held positions as a Senior Investment Professional at Qualcomm Ventures and as Venture Partner at Orios Venture Partners, and has entrepreneurial experience including a successful exit from his first startup venture. His background spans deal sourcing, portfolio management, and exit strategy across technology and venture capital sectors.

Experience

Blue Ashva CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
PerplexityPerplexity AI Business Fellowcurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Astarc VenturesFund Manager2021 — 2025Bangalore
CKCIC - Cheung Kong China International CapitalPartner2018 — 2021Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Qualcomm VenturesTech VC/ Investor2017 — 2018Bangalore
Orios Venture PartnersVice President/ Venture Partner2014 — 2017Bangalore
Qualcomm VenturesAdvisor2013 — 2014Bangalore, India
Vengo VenturesFounder & CEO2006 — 2014Bangalore
Aricent.Director - Engineering2005 — 2006
WiproSenior Tech Architect2004 — 2005Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
CV SystemsCo-Founder & CEO2001 — 2005Bangalore
Abhilash InfosystemsFounder, President & CEO1997 — 2001
BPL TelecomSenior Manager1995 — 1997Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
W S TelesystemsProduct Manager - Switching & Transmission1991 — 1995Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Business Development99Corporate Development45Product Development50Strategy99Private Equity53Angel Investment15Angel Investing22Mentoring23Team Management54Telecommunications26Program Management16

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Business PlanningProduct MarketingMobile DevicesMobile ApplicationsStart-upsEntrepreneurshipBusiness AnalysisProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsGo-to-market StrategyStrategic ConsultingPre-sales

Languages English · Hindi · Kannada · Tamil · Telugu

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Managing Partner at Blue Ashva Capital

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Vice President at Blue Ashva Capital

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Assistant Manager Operations at Blue Ashva Capital

Gauri Thakur

Assistant Manager Operations at Blue Ashva Capital

Hema Bose

Manager, Finance and Compliance at Blue Ashva Capital

Himanshu Wagh

Investment Analyst at Blue Ashva Capital

Kailash Rohra

Senior Analyst, Corporate Advisory at Blue Ashva Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Venugopal Sathyanarayana?: Venugopal Sathyanarayana is a Partner at Blue Ashva Capital with over 18 years of venture capital experience focused on early and mid-stage technology investments. He previously held positions as a Senior Investment Professional at Qualcomm Ventures and as Venture Partner at Orios Venture Partners, and has entrepreneurial experience including a successful exit from his first startup venture. His background spans deal sourcing, portfolio management, and exit strategy across technology and venture capital sectors.
Where does Venugopal Sathyanarayana work?: Venugopal Sathyanarayana is Growth Partner at Blue Ashva Capital.
Where did Venugopal Sathyanarayana go to school?: Venugopal Sathyanarayana studied at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon (Leadership Development Program, Entrepreneur & Personality Development Program); University of Mysore (Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication); Sharada Vilas College, Mysore (12th Std, Physics).

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Shared employers

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Pratik LodhaFounder at Neodocs

Also worked at Qualcomm Ventures24

Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo Ventures Karthee MadasamyManaging Partner at MFV Partners Quinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm Ventures Song MaoManaging Director, China at Qualcomm Ventures Boaz PeerManaging Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm Ventures Anirvan ChowdhuryDirector at Qualcomm Ventures

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Siddharth DhankharPrincipal at Lightbox Sohail ManjiramaniChief Financial Officer at Sixth Sense Ventures Saharsh SharmaVice President - Investments at Chiratae Ventures Deep KothariVice President at Blue Ashva Capital Rehan Yar KhanManaging Partner at Orios Venture Partners Sukhmani BediPartner at Orios Venture Partners

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