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Investor profile

Kumar Sripadam

General Partner, Elevate Capital

About

Kumar is a founding member of Redback Networks who transitioned from building telecom infrastructure to venture investing, and now serves as both a General Partner at Elevate Capital and Chair of TiE Angels Silicon Valley. This dual role gives him access to both institutional VC resources and one of Silicon Valley's largest angel networks, while his Oregon-based fund allows him to connect non-Bay Area founders with Silicon Valley capital and mentorship. Kumar is a founding member of Redback Networks who transitioned from building telecom infrastructure to venture investing, and now serves as both a General Partner at Elevate Capital and Chair of TiE Angels Silicon Valley. This dual role gives him access to both institutional VC resources and one of Silicon Valley's largest angel networks, while his Oregon-based fund allows him to connect non-Bay Area founders with Silicon Valley capital and mentorship.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
MedTech
BioTech
CPG / D2C
SaaS
Diversity focus
Under-represented founders

Investment details

Avg check size$25M - $2M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA