Vin Lingathoti
InvestorPartner at Cambridge Innovation Capital
London
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Vin Lingathoti is founder and CEO of a stealth startup and a former venture capitalist. He previously held product leadership roles at Cisco, EMC/Dell, and SunGard, where he built billion-dollar products. As an early-stage investor, he deployed $120M into startups that achieved multiple exits exceeding $1B in aggregate value.
Experience
- Stealth StartupFounder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentHyderabad/San Francisco
- AgentGuardFounder2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Uplyft VenturesFounding Partner2023 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Paladin Capital GroupVenture Partner and Advisor2022
- Cambridge Innovation CapitalPartner2019 — 2021
- SeldonBoard Member2020 — 2021Greater London
- Deeptech LabsFounding Investor2020 — 2021Cambridge
- NstreamBoard Member2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- UndoBoard Member2019 — 2021Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Imagen LtdBoard Member2019 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- BehavioSecInvestor and Board Observer2018 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
- Cisco InvestmentsRegional Head, Venture Investments EMEA2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- CiscoSenior Manager Corporate Development2015 — 2019San Jose, CA
- PanaseerInvestor and Board Observer2018 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- WorldsensingInvestor and Board Observer2018 — 2019Barcelona Area, Spain
- Evolution Equity PartnersLimited Partner2017 — 2019Zürich Area, Switzerland
- StartupbootcampLimited Partner2017 — 2019Amsterdam Area
- InvitaliaLimited Partner2017 — 2019Greater Rome Metropolitan Area
- 6WINDInvestor and Board Observer2016 — 2019Paris Area, France
- Intersec GroupInvestor and Board Observer2016 — 2019Paris Area, France
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship2007 — 2009
- VC LabVenture Institute Fellow2024
- University of PotsdamMS, Software Engineering
- Berlin University of Applied Sciences Berlin (BHT)Bachelor, Computer Science
Skills & more
Mergers4Strategy26Due Diligence4Valuation3Business Strategy14Business Process Improvement1Investments1Cloud Computing1SaaS1Product Management6Go-to-market Strategy1Management Consulting2
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Corporate DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsIT StrategyAnalyticsProgram ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipCompetitive AnalysisBusiness AnalysisStrategic ConsultingE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipLanguages English · German · Spanish · Telugu
- Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) — Sun Microsystems
- Sun Certified Enterprise Architect J2EE 1.4 (SCEA) — Sun Microsystems
From Vin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Adam Glinsman
Investor at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Andrew Williamson
Managing Partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Andy Neely
Vice Chair at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Andy Richards
Investor at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Anne Horgan
Partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Christopher Tapper
Senior Associate at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Damian Crowther
Entrepreneur in Residence at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Dipesh Patel
Operating Partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Vin Lingathoti work?
- Vin Lingathoti is Partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital.
- What check size does Vin Lingathoti write?
- Vin Lingathoti typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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