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Shift Left Ventures

GeneralistPlano, United StatesActiveWebsiteLinkedIn
Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
AI
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureMinimal DeepTech Investments
Bio

Shift Left Ventures (SLV) is a pre-seed venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Venky Karnam and Satish Madhira, built to invest capital in early-stage B2B companies while also helping founders build a first product. Karnam was a Venture Partner at Afore Capital and a founding engineer at AdMob, which Google acquired for $750M, and has invested in more than thirty companies including Meesho, Groww...

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