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Karthik Subramanian

Karthik Subramanian

Partner atEvolution Equity PartnersFirm active Sep 25San Francisco Bay Area
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Karthik Subramanian is a Partner at Evolution Equity Partners, focusing on cybersecurity, enterprise software, cloud, and analytics. He previously led Cisco's cybersecurity acquisitions and has over fifteen years of investment and operational experience.

What Karthik can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Career

  1. Manhattan Associates · technology consultant
  2. Barclays (previously Lehman Brothers) · Vice-President of Investment Banking
  3. Cisco · led cybersecurity acquisition and investment team
    prior to 2018
  4. Evolution Equity Partners · Partner
    Now
  5. Barclays · Vice-President of Investment Banking
  6. social analytics startup · Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder
  7. Cisco · Head of cybersecurity acquisition and investment team

Companies founded

social analytics startup

Investments named in public bios

Duo SecurityOpenDNSLancopeCloudlockElasticaSkyport SystemsExabeamThreat Quotient

Focus

cybersecurityenterprise softwarecloudanalyticsIoT

Education

University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, MBAGeorgia Tech, M.S.Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, B.Tech

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Karel Obluk
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Michal Pechoucek
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Taher Elgamal
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Yuval Ben-Itzhak
Yuval Ben-ItzhakPartner

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Who is Karthik Subramanian?

Karthik Subramanian is a Partner at Evolution Equity Partners, focusing on cybersecurity, enterprise software, cloud, and analytics. He previously led Cisco's cybersecurity acquisitions and has over fifteen years of investment and operational experience.

How much does Karthik Subramanian invest?

Evolution Equity Partners has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Karthik Subramanian?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Karthik in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Evolution Equity Partners backed works better.

What did Karthik Subramanian do before Evolution Equity Partners?

technology consultant at Manhattan Associates; Vice-President of Investment Banking at Barclays (previously Lehman Brothers); led cybersecurity acquisition and investment team at Cisco; Vice-President of Investment Banking at Barclays; Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at social analytics startup; Head of cybersecurity acquisition and investment team at Cisco.

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