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Sunil Kurkure

Managing Director atIntel CapitalFirm active Oct 14Bay Area
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Sunil Kurkure is a Managing Director at Intel Capital, based in the Bay Area, focusing on cloud-native infrastructure and security investments. He joined Intel Capital in 2015 and previously worked at Mirador Capital, Greenspring Associates, and Charter Ventures.

What Sunil can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Intel Capital writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Intel Capital.

Career

  1. Intel Capital · Managing Director
    Now
  2. Mirador Capital · investor
  3. Greenspring Associates · investor
  4. Charter Ventures · investor
  5. Goldman Sachs
  6. Credit Suisse

Investments named in public bios

EclypsiumFortanixHelpshiftKyndiSecurityScorecardSynackZeroFoxCensysGrip SecurityIntezer LabsJupiterOneMerQubeR3Truffle SecurityTuskiraVectra

Focus

cloud-native infrastructureapplicationsdeveloper toolsdata platformssecurity

Education

University of California, Berkeley, BS

Also at Intel Capital

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Tianlin WangManaging Director
Alexandra FarmerPrincipal

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Who is Sunil Kurkure?

Sunil Kurkure is a Managing Director at Intel Capital, based in the Bay Area, focusing on cloud-native infrastructure and security investments. He joined Intel Capital in 2015 and previously worked at Mirador Capital, Greenspring Associates, and Charter Ventures.

How much does Sunil Kurkure invest?

Sunil Kurkure invests through Intel Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Sunil Kurkure?

A warm intro from a founder Intel Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Sunil Kurkure do before Intel Capital?

investor at Mirador Capital; investor at Greenspring Associates; investor at Charter Ventures; Goldman Sachs; Credit Suisse.

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