Indra Singhal
Private Equity Investor at Emergent Ventures
Profile
Indra is a venture partner at Emergent Ventures.
He brings over 30 years of broad experience in the technology industry.
His proficiency is in grooming startups from inception through product development on to revenue.
Indra enjoys implementing best practices for hands-off operation of scalable business processes across multiple functional areas that include legal, operations, contract negotiations, M&A, finance, accounting, HR, compensation and corporate governance.
Indra helps Emergent Ventures’ portfolio companies leverage his experience to drive high quality execution and operational excellence.
Indra started at AMD in the late ‘80s and then transitioned to technical marketing at SynOptics (later Bay Networks).
With two other colleagues from Bay Networks, Indra co-founded his first startup in 1995.
In 1999, Indra joined the newly formed Bell Labs Silicon Valley in Palo Alto.
In 2001, as CFO of Lightbit, an optical networking startup, Indra successfully navigated the carnage of the telecom bust.
Indra has provided operational and strategic guidance to founders and CEOs at startups in varied sectors such as networking, semiconductor materials, medical devices, and biotech.
Indra holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and a Master’s from Penn State University.
He volunteers as a mentor at Everwise.
Indra holds a Yoga Alliance RYT-200 certification, teaches at Yoga Bharati, and serves as CFO to the IIT Bay Area Alumni non-profit.
He is a self-proclaimed early adopter, gadget junkie, solar enthusiast, EV driver, and an avid hiker.
Indra Singhal active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Emergent Ventures
 Emergent Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Emergent Ventures (Emergent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ankur Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2017-10-31 |
Former positions of Indra Singhal
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Flyplist, Inc.
 Flyplist, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Flyplist, Inc. operates a search engine platform. The American company was founded by Indra K. Singhal. | Founder | 2016-08-31 |
PhyNexus, Inc.
 PhyNexus, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology PhyNexus, Inc. develops protein separation products for proteomic sample processing applications. Its products include proteins, custom resin packaging service, and gel filtration and buffer exchange columns. The company was founded by Douglas Gjerde in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2007-12-31 |
Manchester Communications Corp.
 Manchester Communications Corp. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Manchester Communications Corp. provided installation and maintenance of telephone system services. The company was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1999-12-31 |
| Nuvora, Inc. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Green Light Labs, Inc.
 Green Light Labs, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Green Light Labs, Inc. is a marketing platform that aims to convince users to switch to electric vehicles. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Training of Indra Singhal
| Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Undergraduate Degree |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Graduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| AMD (ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES) | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 14 |
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Avenda Systems, Inc.
 Avenda Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Avenda Systems, Inc. provides trust and identity policy solutions. It offers securely connecting users and their personal mobile devices to business networks. The company was founded by Santhosh Cheeniyil and Krishna Prabhakar in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Lightbit Corp.
 Lightbit Corp. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Lightbit Corp. made optical processors that use light to directly process light one million times faster than silicon. The company’s WaveXchange product processed multiple dense wave division multiplexing (DMDW) channels simultaneously, without electronic conversion. Lightbit was located in Mountain View, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Translucent Photonics, Inc.
 Translucent Photonics, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Part of Silex Systems Ltd., Translucent Photonics, Inc. is a company that researches and develops silicon-based electronic and photonic technology. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded by Larry R. Marshall, Robert Haddad. | Electronic Technology |
Bay Networks, Inc.
 Bay Networks, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Bay Networks, Inc. is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, higher education institutions, service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Accesssolutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by BayNetworks' Adaptive Networking strategy | Technology Services |
| Synoptics | Commercial Services |
Chakshu Research, Inc.
 Chakshu Research, Inc. Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Chakshu Research, Inc. develops therapeutic treatments for degenerative ocular diseases. It also provides self-administered eyedrop to reduce and repair oxidative damage which has been implicated in blinding degenerative diseases. The company was founded by Rajiv Bhushan and Amit Goswamy in November 2002 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA. | Retail Trade |
Acclarent, Inc.
 Acclarent, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Health Technology |
Lucent Technologies, Inc.
 Lucent Technologies, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. | Electronic Technology |
Green Light Labs, Inc.
Green Light Labs, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Green Light Labs, Inc. is a marketing platform that aims to convince users to switch to electric vehicles. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Emergent Ventures
Emergent Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Emergent Ventures (Emergent Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ankur Jain. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Manchester Communications Corp.
Manchester Communications Corp. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Manchester Communications Corp. provided installation and maintenance of telephone system services. The company was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
PhyNexus, Inc.
PhyNexus, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology PhyNexus, Inc. develops protein separation products for proteomic sample processing applications. Its products include proteins, custom resin packaging service, and gel filtration and buffer exchange columns. The company was founded by Douglas Gjerde in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Health Technology |
| Nuvora, Inc. | |
Flyplist, Inc.
Flyplist, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Flyplist, Inc. operates a search engine platform. The American company was founded by Indra K. Singhal. | Technology Services |
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