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Keval Desai

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Keval Desai is a partner at VC firm InterWest Partners.

Previously, Desai was the VP of Product at Digg. He joined Digg in January of 2010.

Keval previously worked as a Director of Product Management at Google, where he led development of product/businesses in Google’s advertising business (including AdWords, Syndication & TV Ads) since joining the company in June, 2003.

Prior to joining Google, Keval was a Principal at ONSET -Ventures, where he worked from Jan. 2001 to July 2003.

Before joining Onset, Keval Co-founded Achex, Inc, a developer of online payment systems. He has also worked as a VC associate at Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, a Product Manager at Global Village Communcation, and a Software Engineer at Tandem Computers.

Keval Desai studied his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering at the University of Mumbai, a Masters in Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara, and an MBA at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Recent Milestones

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  Keval Desai invested in Aviate. (5/11/13)
  Posted 5/11/13 at 4:49am via techcrunch.com
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  Keval Desai invested in Buffer. (12/20/11)
  Posted 12/20/11 at 7:03pm via bufferapp.com
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  Keval Desai invested in iDoneThis. (12/1/11)
  Posted 8/7/12 at 1:16pm via pandodaily.com
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  Keval Desai added a position as Advisor at Feedgen. (1/1/11)
  Posted 3/24/11 at 8:53pm
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  Keval Desai invested in MyLikes. (4/13/10)
  Posted 4/13/10 at 10:21am via techcrunch.com
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  Keval Desai invested in Optimizely. (3/17/10)
  Posted 7/15/10 at 6:12pm via techcrunch.com
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  Keval Desai added a position as VP of Product at Digg. (11/1/09)
  Posted 1/20/10 at 5:02pm
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  Keval Desai invested in Rixty. (6/1/09)
  Posted 1/20/10 at 4:54pm
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  Keval Desai added a position as Director of Product Management at Google. (6/1/03)
  Posted 11/25/09 at 12:52pm
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  Keval Desai added a position as VP Product at Achex. (1/1/00)
  Posted 11/30/09 at 8:43am
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  Keval Desai added a position as Principal at ONSET Ventures.
  Posted 11/25/09 at 12:52pm
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  Keval Desai added a position as Advisor and Board Member at Rixty.
  Posted 1/20/10 at 5:01pm
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  Keval Desai added a position as Mentor at AngelPad.
  Posted 8/23/10 at 6:27am
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  Keval Desai added to AngelPad.
  Posted 8/23/10 at 6:30am
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  Keval Desai added a position as Advisor at Yobble.
  Posted 3/24/11 at 11:23pm
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  Keval Desai added a position as Partner at InterWest Partners.
  Posted 9/9/11 at 7:51am

Investments

Videos

Sources

1. Highland Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & Others Put $1.8M Into Aviate, An Intelligent Homescreen For Android (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Buffer Raises $400K To Help Schedule Your Twitter Blasts (blog.bufferapp.com) [edit]
3. iDoneThis Raises $380,000 in Angel Funding (pandodaily.com) [edit]
4. MyLikes Raises $630,000 Seed Round, All From Ex-Googlers (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. Optimizely A/B Tests Its Way To $1.2 Million In Funding From A Roster Of Top Angels (techcrunch.com) [edit]
6. Citation Needed [add]