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Nadeera Waduwara Kankanamalage

Founder of Nova Stella Ventures

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Nadeera Waduwara Kankanamalage is a seasoned professional currently serving as the Founder of Nova Stella Ventures LLC in Austin, Texas, with expertise in product operations, customer success, and strategic partnerships. Highlights of her career include roles as a Managing Director at Revved and a Venture Scout at Sweater, showcasing her leadership in tech consulting and operations. Through her roles at Nova Stella Ventures LLC and previous experiences, Nadeera has demonstrated a strong track record in building successful products, fostering strategic partnerships, and driving operational excellence in the tech industry, positioning her as a prominent figure in the field.

Work Experience 

  • Operations Manager

    2025 - 2025

  • Consultant

    2024 - 2025

    Nova Stella helps businesses with their business and product strategy, lifecycle support, and optimization to enhance quality and drive revenue.

  • Consultant

    2023 - 2023

    Revved help B2B enterprises to build products, processes, and go-to-market strategies. -Built tools for process optimization, automation, and visualization for startups serving oil and gas, construction, and manufacturing industries.

  • Venture Scout

    2021 - 2023

    Until now, venture capital has been an asset class exclusively available to a select few. Sweater is transforming that. Sweater's mobile-first experience allows you direct access to the world's most exclusive asset class, Venture Capital. Sweater’s mission is to empower everyone to become investors in the next generation of venture-backed startups.

Sweater is a fintech company building the first fully-managed venture capital fund that is open to everyday investors.

Raised $14,300,000.00 from Kickstart, Eli Broverman, Nick Perez, Litquidity Capital, Monsen Ventures, Aaron Wolko, Bison Venture Partners, Nate O'Brien, Jeff Cruttenden and Spacestation Investments.

  • Consultant / Fractional Support

    2021 - 2023

    Helped startups and SMBs with product, project, and process-oriented functions.

  • Product & Business Associate

    2019 - 2020

    AssetWatch® helps global manufacturers eliminate unplanned downtime through Vero, our rapidly deployable wireless condition monitoring platform. We detect machine breakdown risks when they are nascent and collaborate with our customers to resolve those risks, helping them avoid costly unplanned downtime events.

AssetWatch is a deployable, remote, end-to-end condition monitoring solution providing predictive insight to enable proactive maintenance.

Raised $91,137,997.00 from OUP (Osage University Partners), G2 Venture Partners, Spark Growth Ventures, JobsOhio, Standard Investments, Wellington Management and Triangle Peak Partners.

  • Founding Team - Operations

    2019 - 2020

  • Graduate Assistant, The Point at Otterbein University

    2018 - 2019

  • Intern

    2018 - 2018

    LOUD Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm providing capital, entrepreneurship, and education to grow impactful companies across the globe. LOUD Capital is Entrepreneurship. Amplified.®

LOUD Capital is a venture capital and alternative investment firm

  • Project Manager

    2017 - 2017

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