Shri Kolanukuduru is a Partner at Category Ventures, investing in infrastructure founders. He previously worked at Insight Partners and Pioneer, and graduated with highest honors from UNC Chapel-Hill.
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Category Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Pioneer · worked on training language models
- Insight Partners · investment team
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Who is Shri Kolanukuduru?
Shri Kolanukuduru is a Partner at Category Ventures, investing in infrastructure founders. He previously worked at Insight Partners and Pioneer, and graduated with highest honors from UNC Chapel-Hill.
How much does Shri Kolanukuduru invest?
Shri Kolanukuduru invests through Category Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.
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What did Shri Kolanukuduru do before Category Ventures?
worked on training language models at Pioneer; investment team at Insight Partners; Pioneer; Insight Partners.
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