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Shernaz Daver

Operating Partner and CMO at Khosla Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Shernaz Daver is a seasoned Global Marketing and Communications Executive with a strong background in advising, investing in, and supporting various companies in the tech and biotech sectors. Currently serving as an Operating Partner and CMO at Khosla Ventures, she has also held key roles at notable companies like Udacity and Inktomi Corporation, showcasing her expertise in product launches, crisis management, and strategic marketing. Daver's career highlights include serving as an Executive Advisor at Kitty Hawk and being an Advisory Partner at GV, demonstrating her ability to provide valuable insights and guidance to companies in different stages of growth. Additionally, her investment focus on seed-stage companies in sectors like BioTech and Consumer Internet highlights her commitment to supporting and nurturing emerging businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Experience 

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Khosla Ventures

  • Operating Partner and CMO

    2021 - Current

Khosla Ventures provides venture assistance to entrepreneurs in AI, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, health and frontier technologies.

Raised $1,500,000.00 from Raj Sareen.

khoslaventures.com
KH

Kitty Hawk

  • Executive Advisor

    2016

Kitty Hawk is an aerospace company that manufactures eVTOL vehicles that makes airtaxis affordable, ubiquitous, and eco-conscious.

Raised $1,000,000.00 from Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUX).

kittyhawk.aero
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GV

  • Advisory Partner

    2011 - 2021

Google Ventures is an investment arm of Alphabet that provides seed, venture, and growth-stage funding to technology companies.

gv.com
1G

10X Genomics

  • Senior Advisor

    2018 - 2021

OB

Orca Bio

  • Advisor

    2019 - 2021

Voyage (acquired by Cruise)

  • Founding Advisor

    2018 - 2021

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Udacity

  • Chief Marketing Officer, Communications

    2013 - 2017

    Repositioned Udacity from yet-another MOOC to a leading company in the lifelong learning space. Grew Udacity student base by 5x; increased revenue over 100% year over year, the strongest year in the history of the company; built partnerships with 60 companies including Amazon.com, IBM and Lyft; launched multiple Nanodegrees including "Self-Driving Car," the fastest growing program in Udacity's history. Built a strong team focused on user acquisition, performance marketing. brand, marketing engineering, data analytics, communications and partnerships.

Jaroca Group Strategic Marketing

  • Principal & Owner

    2004 - 2015

    A high-end strategic marketing consultancy providing marketing to build and grow companies across the globe in areas covering consumer, enterprise, retail and life sciences. Netflix, Baidu, Walmart, Polyvore (Yahoo), Groupon, Guardant Health, Savvis (Century Link), Nokia, Samsung, Red Hot Labs (Google), Zynga, Opsware (HP), Truveo (AOL), Khan Academy and others.

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Inktomi Corporation

  • SVP Marketing & Investor Relations

    1997 - 2003

    Led Inktomi’s global marketing and investor relations departments for five years. Was the first and only head of marketing at the company. Instrumental in forming the company’s worldwide brand, go-to-market strategy and market position with customers, partners, media and Wall Street, making Inktomi one of the hottest Internet names reaching over $37 billion in valuation. Founded Inktomi’s investor relations group and led IR with Street analysts, investment bankers, and the VC community. Guided the company’s communications through its IPO and follow-on offerings.

Inktomi Corporation is a California-based company developing software for internet service providers.

inktomi.com

The 3DO Company, Video Games and Gaming Machines

  • Director Communications and Investor Relations

    1995 - 1996

Education 

Investments 

Copper

Seed

Total funding: $180M

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