Shankar Chandran is a venture capitalist and Partner at Walden Catalyst. He previously held leadership roles at Samsung Catalyst Fund and Panorama Capital, and worked at Applied Materials, Inc.
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Send your deckShankar Chandran is a venture capitalist and Partner at Walden Catalyst. He previously held leadership roles at Samsung Catalyst Fund and Panorama Capital, and worked at Applied Materials, Inc.
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Applied Materials, Inc.; Panorama Capital; Senior Vice President, Managing Director, and Head at Samsung Catalyst Fund.
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