Karthee Madasamy spent 11 years running Qualcomm Ventures' investment activities across the US, Israel, and India - including an early bet on Waze - before founding MFV Partners in 2018 to back deep-tech companies like PsiQuantum and Agility Robotics.
Education
College of Engineering, Guindy (Chennai), B.E. Electronics and Communication
University of Michigan, M.S. Electrical Engineering
University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA
Previous Experience
Technical & product marketing roles, three Silicon Valley semiconductor/wireless startups (3G, WiFi, Bluetooth)
Corporate Vice President & Managing Director, Qualcomm Ventures (11 years)
Career Timeline
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Leads technical and product marketing roles at three Silicon Valley semiconductor and wireless startups.
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Joins Qualcomm Ventures, spending 11 years as Corporate VP and Managing Director, starting its investment activities in both Israel and India, and investing in Waze (acquired by Google) and BORQS (NASDAQ IPO).
2018
Founds MFV Partners, a Palo Alto deep-tech venture fund.