Kumar Sripadam

ArcAngels at Angel Round Capital Fund

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview

Kumar Sripadam is currently the Chair of TiE Angels SV and a General Partner at Elevate Capital. He has held various leadership roles within TiE Silicon Valley, including serving as a Board Member and Co-Chair for entrepreneurship events like TiECon. Kumar's extensive experience in entrepreneurship, business development, and strategy has made him a key figure in the San Francisco Bay Area startup ecosystem.

Work Experience

TiE Silicon Valley

Chair, TiE Angels
2017 - Current
TiE Angels was the first ever such program of TiE launched in 2010. It received media attention and has been adopted at 10 other chapters of TiE. TiE Angels has made 45+ investments which have created an estimated value of over $650 million with $9 million plus invested by more than 85 investors. We have had many exits, such as CloudVolumes, Crisi Medical, SpotZot, Intellivision etc. at over $200M and many others have raised follow-on rounds, such as PubNub, Vigilant and PayStand, etc. www.tieangels.com
Board Member
2019
Charter Member - TiE-Silicon Valley
2004
TiE Silicon Valley is the largest chapter among all the 60 global TiE Chapters. TiE Globally has 11,000 members, including over 2,500 charter members in 60 chapters across 17 countries TiE Global is a nonprofit venture devoted to entrepreneurs in all industries, at all stages, from incubation, throughout the entrepreneurial lifecycle. With a global reach and a local focus, the heart of TiE efforts lies in its five foundational programs, – Mentoring, Networking, Education, Funding, and Incubation. https://tie.org/
Co Chair Entrepreneurship Track, TiECon 2019
2019 - 2020
Co-Chair, Words of Wisdom Track (Entrepreneurship and beyond) TiE Inflect 2018
2018 - 2018
The Words of Wisdom track at TiEInflect is all-encompassing and meant for early-stage entrepreneurs in any field; those who are looking to couple the latest information about their sector with the business skills needed to take their product or service to the next level. This years track featured a broader perspective of everything to do with entrepreneurs including "my story" and many other topics.
Chair, Entrepreneurship Track TiECon 2017
2017 - 2017
The Entrepreneurship track at TiEcon is all-encompassing and meant for early-stage entrepreneurs in any field; those who are looking to couple the latest information about their sector with the business skills needed to take their product or service to the next level.