Venky Natarajan

Venky Natarajan is the founder and partner of Lok Capital, a venture capital firm. Venky has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, including stints at Intel Corporation and Paathshaala School. Prior to Lok Capital, Venky was the Strategic Investments Manager at Intel Corporation, where they were responsible for making equity investments in early-stage companies in the semiconductor development space.

Venky started their career as a design engineer at Intel, where they participated in the development of Pentium, Pentium II and Itanium microprocessors across Santa Clara, Oregon and Fort Collins sites. Venky then went on to become the Founder Director of Classic Computers, where they setup the company to develop and install database platforms for SMEs in textile manufacturing and auto parts distribution. Venky's last corporate role was as a management trainee at Steel Authority of India Limited.

In addition to their work in the technology industry, Venky is also an active philanthropist. Venky is a board member of several non-profit organizations, including the India School Leadership Institute and Agastya International Foundation.

Venky Natarajan has an MBA from Cornell University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, and a B.E. in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Annamalai University.