Anand Kamannavar
Director/Board Member bij Zenlabs Energy, Inc.
Profiel
Anand Kamannavar is appointed vice president and the Global Head of Applied Materials’ venture capital fund.
In this role, he manages Applied’s > $400M global venture investment portfolio of 90+ companies across 18 countries.
Mr. Kamannavar has led over a dozen venture investments with successful exits including Adesto (NASDAQ: IOTS), Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH), and Voltaix (acquired by Air Liquide).
Mr. Kamannavar has over two decades of experience in the technology and venture capital industry and new business development.
He first joined Applied Ventures in 2006, with a focus on identifying and leading investments in the area of Semiconductor, Energy, Materials, and India.
He then went on to head Applied’s new business group which led to Applied’s entry into Optics, Life Sciences, Materials, and other high growth markets.
Previously Mr. Kamannavar worked at Atlas Ventures and Arch Development Partners looking at startups in the broader Alternative energy, Internet, Web 2.0, Media, Software, and Medical sectors.
Before his career in venture capital, Mr. Kamannavar held various engineering and business development roles with Hewlett-Packard's server group in Richardson, TX where he was awarded key U.S.
patents.
He also co-founded Precision Information Systems which provides financial data and tools to leading financial institutions like Ameritrade, New York Life, and Intuit.
Mr. Kamannavar received an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Actieve functies van Anand Kamannavar
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Applied Ventures LLC
Applied Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Applied Ventures LLC (Applied Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01-01-2006 |
Ayar Labs, Inc.
Ayar Labs, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Ayar Labs, Inc. develops connectivity solutions. It offers teraphy silicon chips, supernova light supplies, and system reference designs that break barriers in moving data with electronic-photonic integrated circuits. The company was founded by Alex Wrigjht-Gladstein, Mark Wade, Chen Sun, Vladimir Stojanovic, Milos Popovic and Rajeev Ram and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01-01-2023 |
Zenlabs Energy, Inc.
Zenlabs Energy, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Zenlabs Energy, Inc. develops high energy, fast-charging and low-cost lithium-ion cells for electric and aerial vehicles. The company is based in Fremont, CA. Zenlabs proprietary silicon-based anode can be paired with nickel rich cathode to achieve up to 400 wh/kg fast-charging lithium-ion cells. The company was founded by Sujeet Kumar. Sujeet Kumar has been the CEO since incorporation. | Director/Board Member | 01-05-2022 |
Eerdere bekende functies van Anand Kamannavar
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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | Director/Board Member | 31-12-2018 |
ARCH Development Partners LLC
ARCH Development Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance ARCH Development Partners LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Chicago. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
HP INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc.
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Opleiding van Anand Kamannavar
The University of Chicago | Graduate Degree |
University of Wisconsin | Undergraduate Degree |
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APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | Producer Manufacturing |
HP INC. | Electronic Technology |
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Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc.
Atlas Venture Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Finance |
ARCH Development Partners LLC
ARCH Development Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance ARCH Development Partners LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Chicago. | Finance |
Applied Ventures LLC
Applied Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Applied Ventures LLC (Applied Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Applied Materials, Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Finance |
Ayar Labs, Inc.
Ayar Labs, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Ayar Labs, Inc. develops connectivity solutions. It offers teraphy silicon chips, supernova light supplies, and system reference designs that break barriers in moving data with electronic-photonic integrated circuits. The company was founded by Alex Wrigjht-Gladstein, Mark Wade, Chen Sun, Vladimir Stojanovic, Milos Popovic and Rajeev Ram and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA. | Producer Manufacturing |
Zenlabs Energy, Inc.
Zenlabs Energy, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Zenlabs Energy, Inc. develops high energy, fast-charging and low-cost lithium-ion cells for electric and aerial vehicles. The company is based in Fremont, CA. Zenlabs proprietary silicon-based anode can be paired with nickel rich cathode to achieve up to 400 wh/kg fast-charging lithium-ion cells. The company was founded by Sujeet Kumar. Sujeet Kumar has been the CEO since incorporation. | Producer Manufacturing |