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Vikram Lakhwara
General Partner at Stakehouse
St Louis, Missouri
Overview
Vikram Lakhwara is a General Partner based in St. Louis, Missouri, with a background in venture capital, corporate development, and private equity. With experience at notable firms like Stakehouse and Green Cow Venture Capital, he specializes in investments in sectors like AgTech, Robotics, and AI, and has served as a mentor at Techstars accelerators.
Lakhwara has a successful track record in founding and managing venture capital firms, and his expertise lies in strategic partnerships, financial modeling, and due diligence. His investments focus on diverse founders and emerging markets, showcasing his commitment to fostering innovation and growth in the startup ecosystem.
Work Experience
Founder & General Partner
2024 - Current
General Partner
2018
Built seed-stage venture fund, Green Cow Venture Capital, from the ground up. The fund's thesis centers around building a resilient portfolio by investing in diverse founding teams leveraging AI & Robotics to solve problems in foundational industries from farming to finance. Green Cow Venture Capital ranks in the top decile for 2018 vintage fund by DPI (.81) with two exits - including John Deere's $250M acquisition of Bear Flag Robotics. I actively manage the remaining seven portfolio companies, including holding a board seat on CloudAdmin.
General Partner
2018
Green Cow Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in the seed and Series A stage.
Co-host
2020
A podcast dedicated to getting to know the personality and person behind the check. Drinks with a VC interviews venture capitalists in a lighthearted yet intimate setting, going deep into childhood, mentors, philosophy, with an attempt to understand they why behind their investing. If you're a startup, VC, LP, or just love startup ecosystem culture, grab a drink and join Bree and Vik for fun, friends, and five questions. Cheers!
General Partner
2022
Investor In-Residence
2023
Through the Skandalaris Center's In-Residence program I provide my venture capital and startup ecosystem expertise to WashU's burgeoning entrepreneurial community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Mentor
2023
I serve as a mentor for multiple Techstars programs, including JP Morgan sponsored Chicago and Oakridge Tennessee's Industries of the Future accelerators.
Board Member
2018
CloudAdmin is a cost-optimization platform that helps executives save money in hidden cloud instance buying options.
Raised $4,657,552.00 from Taz Patel.
Mentor
2022 - 2022
I serve as a mentor for multiple Techstars programs, including JP Morgan sponsored Chicago and Oakridge Tennessee's Industries of the Future accelerators.
Emerging Manager - Cohort 3
2021 - 2021
Sought-after academy for emerging managers with over $1.5B raised across cohort funds.
Manager, Start-Ups & Venture Capital
2014 - 2018
Helmed the storied law firm’s business development and partnership efforts in the startup ecosystem. My responsibilities included working with the firm's startup clients on fundraising strategy and building their pitch, establishing partnerships with accelerators, angels, early- and growth-stage VCs, and acting as a deal flow catalyst.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati provides legal services for technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises.