Vidu Shanmugarajah is a London-based general partner at GV focusing on early-stage technology companies. He previously worked in corporate law at Linklaters and in private equity at Grafton Capital and HgCapital.
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GV writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- Linklaters · corporate lawyer
- Grafton Capital
- HgCapital
- GV · General PartnerNow
- Linklaters
- HgCapital
- Grafton Capital
- GV · lawyerNow
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Who is Vidu Shanmugarajah?
Vidu Shanmugarajah is a London-based general partner at GV focusing on early-stage technology companies. He previously worked in corporate law at Linklaters and in private equity at Grafton Capital and HgCapital.
How much does Vidu Shanmugarajah invest?
Vidu Shanmugarajah invests through GV, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Vidu Shanmugarajah do before GV?
corporate lawyer at Linklaters; Grafton Capital; HgCapital; Linklaters; HgCapital; Grafton Capital.
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