Keval Desai is a partner at SHAKTI in San Francisco, with three decades of Silicon Valley experience as an engineer, entrepreneur, product leader, and investor. He co-founded Achex, led monetization products at Google, and was a GP at Interwest before launching SHAKTI.
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SHAKTI writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- Achex · co-founder
- Google · product leader
- Interwest · GP
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- Google
- SHAKTI · Founder & PartnerNow
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Who is Keval Desai?
Keval Desai is a partner at SHAKTI in San Francisco, with three decades of Silicon Valley experience as an engineer, entrepreneur, product leader, and investor. He co-founded Achex, led monetization products at Google, and was a GP at Interwest before launching SHAKTI.
How much does Keval Desai invest?
Keval Desai invests through SHAKTI, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Keval Desai?
A warm intro from a founder SHAKTI backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Keval Desai do before SHAKTI?
co-founder at Achex; product leader at Google; GP at Interwest; Google.
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