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Venu Shamapant is a co-founder of LiveOak Ventures and has been investing in early-stage Texas-based companies and entrepreneurs since 1999.
Prior to founding LiveOak, Venu was a General Partner at Austin Ventures, where he invested in companies producing more than $1.5B in enterprise value. Prior to joining Austin Ventures, he was with McKinsey & Co. serving clients in the enterprise systems and software markets. He started his professional career as a software developer and engineering lead at Mentor Graphics.
Venu received his MBA from Harvard Business School, MS in Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Osmania University, India.
Investments
Company
Description
Status
First Partnered
Status
Acquired
ACQ: Cloudera
First Partnered
Seed
Key Dates
Partnered in 2018
Founder(S)
Erik Beebe
Kenny Gorman
Founder(S)
Erik Beebe
Kenny Gorman
Links
Status
Acquired
ACQ: Datto
First Partnered
Series A
Sector(s)
Cybersecurity
Key Dates
Partnered in 2014
Founder(S)
Christopher Gerritz
Ryan Morris
Founder(S)
Christopher Gerritz
Ryan Morris
Links
Status
Acquired
ACQ: Press Ganey
First Partnered
Seed
Sector(s)
AI/ML, Healthcare
Key Dates
Partnered in 2015
Founder(S)
Kyle Robertson
Senem Guney
Founder(S)
Kyle Robertson
Senem Guney
