What does Venu Shamapant invest in?

Venu Shamapant at LiveOak Venture Partners (Austin, TX) — sector focus: Software.

How do I contact Venu Shamapant?

Venu Shamapant's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.

Where is Venu Shamapant based?

Venu Shamapant is based in Austin, TX.

Venu Shamapant, LiveOak Venture Partners

About Venu Shamapant

Venu Shamapant is a Co-Founder and General Partner at LiveOak Venture Partners, an Austin-based early-stage venture firm where he leads seed and Series A investments for technology companies across Texas. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on Texas-based technology and tech-enabled service startups, with approximately 70% of the firm’s capital directed toward Austin-based companies and the remainder in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Typical check sizes include lead investments such as $13M for Ranzure Networks’ Series A and $14M for Data.world’s Series A, with Shamapant often acting as a lead investor. Notable portfolio companies include LifeSize Communications (acquired by Logitech), Spatial Wireless (acquired by Alcatel-Lucent), Navini Networks (acquired by Cisco Systems), and Mavenir Systems (NYSE:MVNR). Shamapant brings a distinctive engineering background, having started as a software developer at Mentor Graphics before attending Harvard Business School and working at McKinsey & Co., which shaped his hands-on approach to early-stage investing. He frequently sits on the boards of his investments and has generated over $1.5 billion in enterpr

Venu Shamapant at a glance

Role: Co-Founder & General Partner
Organization: LiveOak Venture Partners
Location: Austin, TX
Investor type: Venture Capital
Focus areas: Software

Frequently asked about Venu Shamapant

What does Venu Shamapant invest in?: Venu Shamapant at LiveOak Venture Partners (Austin, TX) — sector focus: Software.
How do I contact Venu Shamapant?: Venu Shamapant's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.
Where is Venu Shamapant based?: Venu Shamapant is based in Austin, TX.

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Venu Shamapant, LiveOak Venture Partners

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