Naya Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. The firm was established by Dayakar Puskoor and Prabhakar Reddy. It is primarily based in Irving, Texas although the firm also has offices in Seattle, Washington and Hyderabad, India. As of March 2019, the firm is managing 14 active companies in its portfolio and has sold off its ownership in 5 companies. Its most recent investment was in Kore.ai on January 2018, a company providing a platform for developing and hosting chatbot.
Naya Ventures specializes in funding companies in various industrial sectors, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and big data. The firm provides financing for various stages of development, from early to growth. It seeks to fund companies that are based in the United States and India. Naya Ventures provides funding for companies ranging from $250,000 to $3,000,000.
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Funded Companies
People
Alan Buehler
Chief Financial Officer
Brian Hoskins
Advisor
Dayakar
Employee
Dayakar Puskoor
Founder/Managing Partner
Gary Himes
Managing Director of Finance
Govindan Gowrishankar
Venture Partner
Gowri Shankar
Employee
Manu Sharma
Employee
Michael Subhan
Advisor
Prabhakar Reddy
Founder/Managing Partner
Shameer Soni
Attorney
Srini Kadamati
Employee
