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Shakti Capital
SHAKTI are early stage specialists backing founders reimagining large, frequent use cases with AI. They invest pre-seed to Series-A, sometimes pre-revenue,...
Shakti Capital
SHAKTI are early stage specialists backing founders reimagining large, frequent use cases with AI. They invest pre-seed to Series-A, sometimes pre-revenue, pre-product, or even pre-incorporation. The team has scaled companies from inception to IPO and invested in over 100+ startups. They help founders hire, get customers, and raise follow-on rounds, treating venture as an ongoing service rather than a transaction.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2020
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Principals
Keval Desai
Founder & Partner
Liz Harrow
Partner
Sydney Landau
Partner
Jesse Haines
Venture Partner
Bryan Power
Venture Partner
Salahuddin Choudhary
Venture Fellow
Natasha Prasad
Venture Fellow
Kavita Kochar
Venture Fellow
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What investment stages does Shakti Capital target?
Shakti focuses on pre-seed through Series A. The firm writes initial checks from $250K to $2M into companies that are often pre-revenue and pre-product, and occasionally pre-incorporation. They then allocate an additional $1M to $2M for follow-on rounds (per the firm's website).
Is Shakti Capital structured as a fund or does it operate more like a venture studio?
Shakti describes itself as a venture capital firm and its funding model uses standard fund-commitment language such as initial checks and follow-ons, not a studio's shared-resource model. However, its practice of working with pre-incorporation teams and the Titan Network's embedded operators blurs the line between a passive LP and a co-founding contributor.
Does Shakti participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
The firm's stated model is direct investment into early-stage companies. There is no public indication that Shakti commits capital to other venture funds as an LP. Their investment pages emphasize leading, co-leading, or following in direct startup rounds.
What sectors does Shakti Capital explicitly invest in?
Shakti targets companies using AI — both 'physical AI' and 'digital AI' — to reimagine large, frequent-use cases, which they term 'toothbrushes.' While they have backed founders across consumer and enterprise technology, their focus is thematic on AI-driven infrastructure, rather than rigid industry verticals.
Who runs investment decisions at Shakti Capital?
The firm's website lists a team page but does not name individual partners publicly. The partnership includes former operators and investors from Silicon Valley and Wall Street, with a deliberate mix of Gen X, Y, and Z backgrounds. No specific investment committee structure or decision-making hierarchy is disclosed.
Where does Shakti Capital's capital originate from?
Shakti does not disclose the source of its fund capital. There are no public records linking the firm to a specific family fortune, endowment, or underlying LP base. The firm's wealth origin is not publicly sourced.
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