Keval Desai
Net worth: 245 504 $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Keval invests in digital media, consumer Internet and mobile companies.
Keval, a past Google executive and well-known angel investor, joined InterWest's IT team in 2011.
He is a board member at AdsNative, Cuyana, Grokker, Joyus, Hownd, The RealReal and Triposo, and serves as a board observer at Apteligent.
Keval is also an investor in Aviate, Canva, CrowdPac, Famo.us, Knotch, GainFitness, HireArt, Optimizely, Victorious, Vidora and Wand Labs.
As Google's former director of product management, Keval led teams that launched new advertising products and businesses — including video/TV ads and an expansion of AdWords.
He also launched syndication of Google's products to third parties.
Prior to InterWest, he was an angel investor in several start-ups including Aereo, Aviate, MyLikes, Backblaze, Rixty, SetJam (acquired by Motorola Mobility/Google) and investor in AngelPad, a startup accelerator.
Immediately prior to joining InterWest, Keval was vice president for product at Digg.
Earlier in his career, he was a co-founder of Achex, an Internet payments company acquired by First Data.
Before joining Google, Keval was an investor at two venture capital firms, ONSET Ventures and Morgan Stanley Venture Partners.
Keval holds an M.B.A.
from UC Berkeley, an M.S.
in computer science from UC Santa Barbara and a B.E.
in electrical engineering from the University of Mumbai.
He is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and also sits on the Board for the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-30 | 21,763 ( 0.02% ) | 211 101 $ | 2024-03-30 | |
| 2022-12-30 | 20,237 ( 0.04% ) | 34 403 $ | 2024-03-30 |
Keval Desai active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
InterWest Partners LLC
 InterWest Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2011-03-31 |
Travel Guide With Offline Maps BV
 Travel Guide With Offline Maps BV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Travel Guide With Offline Maps BV provides interactive travel guides for mobile devices. It offers guides for Android and iOS and iOS world guide in which users can download a complete travel guide for any destination in the world. The company was founded by Douwe Osinga, Richard Osinga, Vincent Osinga and Jon Tirsen in 2010 and is headquartered Amersfoort, the Netherlands. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Keval Desai
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| THE REALREAL, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2019-01-01 |
Tique, Inc.
 Tique, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Tique, Inc. provides online shopping services. It focuses on the beauty, fashion, lifestyle and home verticals for women. The firm produces web videos which are designed to be optimized for online customer conversion. The company was founded by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Diana L. Williams in January 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2017-08-31 |
Flurry, Inc.
 Flurry, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flurry, Inc. provides mobile application analytics and data-powered advertising platform. The company was founded by Greg Yardley, Gabriel Vanrenen, Sean Byrnes, and Daniel Scholnick in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2014-08-30 |
Google LLC
 Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-04-29 |
| Digg Techcrunch | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-12-30 |
Training of Keval Desai
| University of California, Berkeley | Masters Business Admin |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Graduate Degree |
| University of Mumbai | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| TUI AG | Consumer Services |
| THE REALREAL, INC. | Retail Trade |
| Private companies | 20 |
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Google LLC
Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Flurry, Inc.
Flurry, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Flurry, Inc. provides mobile application analytics and data-powered advertising platform. The company was founded by Greg Yardley, Gabriel Vanrenen, Sean Byrnes, and Daniel Scholnick in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Travel Guide With Offline Maps BV
Travel Guide With Offline Maps BV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Travel Guide With Offline Maps BV provides interactive travel guides for mobile devices. It offers guides for Android and iOS and iOS world guide in which users can download a complete travel guide for any destination in the world. The company was founded by Douwe Osinga, Richard Osinga, Vincent Osinga and Jon Tirsen in 2010 and is headquartered Amersfoort, the Netherlands. | Technology Services |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| Global Village Communication, Inc. | |
Achex, Inc.
 Achex, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Part of Fiserv, Inc., Achex, Inc. is a private company that provides online payment solutions. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Keval Desai. Achex was acquired by First Data Corp., part of Fiserv, Inc. from July 29, 2019 on July 09, 2001. | Technology Services |
Tandem Computers, Inc.
 Tandem Computers, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Tandem Computers Incorporated designs and manufactures fault-tolerant computer systems and networks for the on-line transaction processing market place. The company's systems are used in the banking, communications, manufacturing, business services, brokerage and securities, retail and wholesale distribution, healthcare and other industries. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, UB Networks, Inc., is a leasing supplier of network hardware and software products. Computer systems and networks products accounted for 79% of fiscal 1996 revenues and service and other, 21%. It was acquired by IBM in 1997 for 3 billion. | Electronic Technology |
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners
 Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Morgan Stanley Venture Partners (MSVP) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Merchant Banking, which is ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) founded in 1986.The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
InterWest Partners LLC
InterWest Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
ONSET Ventures service corporation
 ONSET Ventures service corporation Investment ManagersFinance ONSET Ventures service corporation (ONSET Ventures service ) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984 by Terry Opdendyk and Michael James Levinthal. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Rixty, Inc.
 Rixty, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Rixty, Inc. provides alternative payment platform services. It domestic and international users spend cash and coins for multiplayer online games, casual games, virtual worlds and all types of digital content. The company was founded by Ted Sorom and Don Ferguson in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Finance |
| Digg Techcrunch | |
Post Intelligence, Inc.
 Post Intelligence, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services MyLikes, Inc. develops a word of mouth advertising platform that connects influencers on the web with advertisers. The company was founded by Bindu Reddy, Nick White and Arvind Sundararajan in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Empowered Careers Corp.
 Empowered Careers Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Empowered Careers Corp. operates as a mobile learning platform technology company. The company was founded by Stephen L. Poizner in 2011 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA. | Technology Services |
Tique, Inc.
Tique, Inc. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Tique, Inc. provides online shopping services. It focuses on the beauty, fashion, lifestyle and home verticals for women. The firm produces web videos which are designed to be optimized for online customer conversion. The company was founded by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Diana L. Williams in January 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Retail Trade |
Hownd, Inc.
 Hownd, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hownd, Inc. provides online advertising services. Its services include revenue generation, audience building, customer engagement, reputation management, and Facebook advertising. The company was founded by Saumil Mehta and Sailesh Ramakrishnan in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
StackSocial, Inc.
 StackSocial, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services StackSocial, Inc. provides commerce platform for online publishers, communities and brands. It operates as an e-commerce platform that provides its users with discounts and offers on software and hardware. The company was founded by Josh Payne in September 2011 and is headquartered in Venice, CA. | Technology Services |
Cuyana, Inc.
 Cuyana, Inc. Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Cuyana, Inc. provides luxury fashion brands and goods. It operates an online platform that offers apparel and accessories, made from the most premium materials around the world and designed with a classic, feminine aesthetic. The company was founded by Shilpa Praful Shah and Karla Gallardo in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Polymorph Labs, Inc.
 Polymorph Labs, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Polymorph Labs, Inc. operates as a content ad server company that allows publishers to monetize websites and apps through native ads. The company was founded by Satish Polisetti, Max Gutman, Dhawal Mujumdar, Kuldeep Kapade and Philip Foeckler in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Grokker, Inc.
 Grokker, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Grokker, Inc. provides web based services for wellness priority. It offers videos of people who share a passion about cooking, yoga, fitness, and other pursuits. The company was founded by Lorna Borenstein in 2012 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
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