Lokesh Sikaria

Lokesh Sikaria

Founder and Managing Partner atMoneta VenturesSacramento, CA

Lokesh Sikaria is the Founder and Managing Director at Moneta Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. He previously founded Sparta Consulting and served as COO at Rapidigm, Inc.

What Lokesh can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Moneta Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. PricewaterhouseCoopers
  2. Rapidigm, Inc. · Chief Operating Officer
  3. Sparta Consulting · Founder and CEO
  4. Moneta Ventures · Founder and Managing Director
    Now
  5. PricewaterhouseCoopers
    1994-1998
  6. Fujitsu
    2006-2008
  7. Moneta Ventures · Founder & Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Sparta ConsultingMoneta Ventures

Focus

early-stage venture capitaltechnology companiestechnology

Education

UC Berkeley, BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer ScienceUniversity of California, Berkeley, BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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Questions

Who is Lokesh Sikaria?

Lokesh Sikaria is the Founder and Managing Director at Moneta Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. He previously founded Sparta Consulting and served as COO at Rapidigm, Inc.

How much does Lokesh Sikaria invest?

Lokesh Sikaria invests through Moneta Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Lokesh Sikaria?

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

What did Lokesh Sikaria do before Moneta Ventures?

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Chief Operating Officer at Rapidigm, Inc.; Founder and CEO at Sparta Consulting; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Fujitsu.

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