Kumar Sripadam

Kumar Sripadam

General Partner atElevate CapitalSan Francisco

Kumar Sripadam is a technology entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years of experience. He co-founded Redback Networks and serves as a general partner at Elevate Capital.

What Kumar can write

Writes checks of$25K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Elevate Capital writes $25K to $3M checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Incentive Logic · board member
  2. MetaCert · board member
  3. Moesif · advisor
  4. True Lark · advisor
  5. TiE Angels Silicon Valley · Chair
  6. TIE Silicon Valley · board member
  7. Redback Networks
  8. Elevate Capital · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Redback Networks

Investments named in public bios

Incentive LogicMetaCert

Focus

technologyventure capitalangel investingmentoring

Also at Elevate Capital

Partners like Kumar

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Questions

Who is Kumar Sripadam?

Kumar Sripadam is a technology entrepreneur and investor with over 30 years of experience. He co-founded Redback Networks and serves as a general partner at Elevate Capital.

How much does Kumar Sripadam invest?

Kumar Sripadam invests through Elevate Capital, which writes checks of $25K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Kumar Sripadam?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Kumar in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Elevate Capital backed works better.

What did Kumar Sripadam do before Elevate Capital?

board member at Incentive Logic; board member at MetaCert; advisor at Moesif; advisor at True Lark; Chair at TiE Angels Silicon Valley; board member at TIE Silicon Valley; Redback Networks.

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