Investing Profile

Keval Desai

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Google Network
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McKinsey & Company Network
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University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business Network
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Current Investing Position
InterWest Partner
Investments On Record
46

Keval Desai's Investments On Record (33)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
RealityEngines.AI
Seed RoundJun 2019$5.3M
$5.3M
Co-investors: Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Elad Gil
Swiftly
Series AJun 2019$10M
$36.95M
Co-investors: Gary Swart (Polaris Partners), Mehdi Maghsoodnia (Combustion Ventures), John Rodkin (Samsung NEXT), Adam Draper (BoostVC), Bobby Brannigan (NextGen Venture Partners), Amos Ben-Meir (Sand Hill Angels), Vinny Lingham
Gfycat
Seed RoundSep 2016$10M
$10M
Co-investors: Ernestine Fu (Alsop Louie Partners), Jai Choi (Tekton Ventures), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures)
The RealReal
Series EApr 2016$40M
Series DApr 2015$40M
Series CMay 2014$20.4M
Series BApr 2013$14M
$356.9M
Co-investors: Mathias Schilling (Headline (formerly e.ventures)), Maha Ibrahim (Canaan Partners), Dana Settle (Greycroft), Ellen Levy (Silicon Valley Connect), Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (aCrew Capital), Cynthia Ringo
Crowdpac
Series AJan 2016$6M
Seed RoundJan 2014$2.5M
$8.5M
Co-investors: Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Bobby Yazdani (Cota Capital), Jillian Manus (Structure Capital)
Triposo
Venture RoundDec 2015$3.1M
Series AJul 2012$3.5M
$6.6M
Polymorph
Series ASep 2015$12M
Seed RoundApr 2014$2.2M
$14.2M
Co-investors: Jessica Peltz-Zatulove (MDC Ventures), Mike Kerns (The Chernin Group), Navneet Aron
Joyus
Series CJun 2015$24M
Series BMay 2013$11.5M
$43.4M
Co-investors: Venky Harinarayan (rocketship.vc)

Keval Desai's Experience

Limited Partner Correlation Ventures2016 - Present
Limited Partner Boost.vc2014 - Present
Partner InterWest Partners2011 - Present
Limited Partner AngelPad LLC2010 - 2018
VP Product Digg2010 - 2011
Product Management Director Google2003 - 2009
Principal ONSET Ventures2001 - 2003
Co-founder Achex, Inc1999 - 2000
Associate McKinsey & Company1999 - 1999
VC Associate - MBA Internship Morgan Stanley Venture Partners1998 - 1998
Product Manager Global Village Communication1996 - 1997
Software Engineer, Project Manager Tandem Computers Inc.1991 - 1996

Keval Desai's Education

University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business MBA
UC Santa Barbara MS Computer Science
University of Mumbai BE Electrical Engineering