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Shilpi Kumar
Partner at Third Sphere
Oakland, California
Overview
Shilpi Kumar is a Partner at Third Sphere (formerly Urban Us) in Oakland, California, with a background in advertising operations and a strong focus on investing in diverse founders in sectors like TransportationTech and CleanTech. She has held leadership roles at companies like Instrumental Inc. and Filament!, and has invested in startups like Earth Force Technologies at the seed stage.
Work Experience
Partner
2020 - Current
Early-stage fund focused on rapid, scalable climate action and targeting outsized impact and outsized returns.
Founder, Principal
2018 - 2020
Network Leader
2018 - 2020
Head of Technology Commercialization
2018 - 2018
Ship hardware products on time with high-resolution manufacturing data.
Raised $80,300,000.00 from Eclipse Ventures, BAM Elevate, Canaan Partners and Root Ventures.
Head of Product Commercialization
2017 - 2018
Product Development
2015 - 2017
Filament builds blockchain hardware & software solutions for enterprise and IoT.
Raised $22,575,232.00 from Backstage Capital, The Whittemore Collection, Flex Lab IX, Resonant Venture Partners, Tappan Hill Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Bullpen Capital, Verizon Ventures, Intel Capital and JetBlue Ventures.
Analyst
2014 - 2015
First Round Angel Track is a community of operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early-stage investors.
2013 Fellow & Alumni Board Representative
2013 - 2015
Associate | VegasTechFund, Nimbus Portfolio, Factorli, Progression Labs
2013 - 2014
DTP Companies is actively working toward exciting partnership projects and our commercial real estate holdings include opportunities.
Customer Development
2012 - 2013
Global Solutions & Advertising Operations, Hiring Solutions
2012 - 2012
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