Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Founder, President, & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Fable
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Padmasree Warrior is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Fable. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of NextEV, U.S. She also serves as the Chief Development Officer of NextEV, as well as a member of its Board of Directors. In these capacities, she is responsible for the brains of NextEV's autonomous, electric vehicles

and the overall user experience. She is based in San Jose, CA where NextEV US is headquartered.

Previously, Warrior served as the Chief Technology & Strategy Officer (CTSO) for Cisco until September 2015. In this capacity she was charged with aligning the company's technology and business strategy to business results. She was in charge of corporate strategy, mergers, acquisitions, venture investments, and strategic partnerships. Previous to that she was the GM for Cisco Enterprise segment and co-led Cisco's worldwide engineering organization. Prior to joining Cisco, she was executive vice president and CTO at Motorola. Under her leadership, Motorola was awarded the 2004 U.S. National Medal of Technology.

Padmasree Warrior has been widely recognized for her creative, visionary leadership. Forbes has named her one of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" for three years running. In 2013, The International Alliance for Women gave her the World of Difference Award. In 2012, Business Insider called her one of the "25 Most Influential Women in Wireless". The Aspen Institute gave her the first Leadership in Science and Technology Award. India's National Association of Software & Service Companies (NASSCOM) named her the Global CTO Award winner. The Wall Street Journal has called her one of "50 Women to Watch." Fast Company included her among the "100 Most Creative People in Business." The Economic Times listed her as "the 11th Most Influential Global Indian."

Warrior holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University. In addition to NextEV's board, Warrior serves on the board of Microsoft. She previously served on the board of Gap and Box.

Number of Investments 2
Padmasree Warrior has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Color on Apr 21, 2015, when Color raised
$15M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Apr 21, 2015
Color
No
Series A - Color
$15M
Mar 18, 2015
NIO
Series A - NIO
$347.4M
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Padmasree Warrior has exit - NIO.
  • NIO NIO is an automotive company that designs and develops electric autonomous vehicles.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 5
Padmasree Warrior is the Founder, President, & CEO at Fable. Additionally, Padmasree Warrior has had 5 past jobs including CEO at NIO.
  • Fable Founder, President, & CEOSep 2019
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
NIO
CEODec 2015Dec 2018
Cisco
Chief Strategy OfficerJul 2012May 2015
Cisco
Chief Technology OfficerMar 20082012
Motorola Solutions
CTO / EVPJan 2003Nov 2007
Motorola Solutions
Various Executive Roles
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
Padmasree Warrior holds 5 board and advisor roles including Member of the Board of Directors at Microsoft, Member of Board of Directors at Box, and Member of the Board of Trustees at Cornell University.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Gap
Member of the Board of Directors2013
Thorn
Member of the Board of Directors