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Vab Goel

Vab Goel

Founding Partner atNTT Venture CapitalCalifornia
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Vab Goel is a founding partner at NTTVC, focusing on early investments in startups. He previously spent 19 years at Norwest Venture Partners and founded Virtela, an overlay network company acquired by NTT.

What Vab can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

NTT Venture Capital writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Qwest (CenturyLink) · led teams for Internet Engineering and Emerging Technologies
  2. Virtela · founder
  3. Norwest Venture Partners
  4. NTTVC · founding partner
  5. Sprint · principal architect
  6. Qwest (CenturyLink)
  7. Virtela
  8. Norwest Venture Partners
  9. NTT Venture Capital · Founding Partner
    Now

Companies founded

VirtelaNTTVC

Investments named in public bios

CelonaEkonferenceShorlinePramanaApigeeRavelloQumranetBlueJeansMist SystemsWinphoria NetworksLifesizeVeveoPontisUnisphereApigee (Google)

Focus

early investmentsglobal startupstechnologyventure capital

Education

George Mason University, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

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Questions

Who is Vab Goel?

Vab Goel is a founding partner at NTTVC, focusing on early investments in startups. He previously spent 19 years at Norwest Venture Partners and founded Virtela, an overlay network company acquired by NTT.

How much does Vab Goel invest?

Vab Goel invests through NTT Venture Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Vab Goel?

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

What did Vab Goel do before NTT Venture Capital?

led teams for Internet Engineering and Emerging Technologies at Qwest (CenturyLink); founder at Virtela; Norwest Venture Partners; founding partner at NTTVC; principal architect at Sprint; Qwest (CenturyLink); Virtela; Norwest Venture Partners.

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