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Shashank Churukanti

Shashank Churukanti

Investment Principal atEvergreen Climate InnovationsIllinois
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Shashank Churukanti is an Investment Principal at Evergreen Climate Innovations, previously a technical program manager at SpaceX for a decade. He analyzes investments and advises portfolio companies.

What Shashank can write

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Comes in atSeedLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. SpaceX · technical program manager
  2. Evergreen Climate Innovations · Investment Principal
    Now

Focus

climate techinvestment analysisdue diligencemarket trendsproduct development

Education

Northwestern University, dual bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering & Economics

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Who is Shashank Churukanti?

Shashank Churukanti is an Investment Principal at Evergreen Climate Innovations, previously a technical program manager at SpaceX for a decade. He analyzes investments and advises portfolio companies.

How much does Shashank Churukanti invest?

Evergreen Climate Innovations has not reported a check size. It invests at seed.

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What did Shashank Churukanti do before Evergreen Climate Innovations?

technical program manager at SpaceX.

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