Intel Capital

But initially, my entry into venture capital was through corporate.

So I was at Intel Capital for seven years.

And really what drew me to Intel was this opportunity to apply both the tech side as well as learning the venture business, if you will.

That's where I started.

What's happening?

Yeah, I think it's been quite interesting.

So I've actually been an investor in the Indian ecosystem pretty much even during my Intel Capital days.

And I was very active as part of the India Investment Committee at NEA.

It's kind of like Intel in the old days.

Intel Ventures, which is Intel's VC group, they used to be the largest tech VC in the world.

And what they would do is they would invest in companies that helped protect their ecosystem.

You know, like HVAC systems for data centers, et cetera.

OG Venture Partners, which was founded by Eyal Ofer, led the round.

Many big names like Lightspeed, Intel Capital, Mohari Ventures, and Human Capital joined in.

BuildDots was actually ranked third in Calculus's Promising Startups of 2025.

BuildDots was founded in 2018 by three graduates of the prestigious Talpiot program.

But it was like a few dollars.

And then, yeah, our first VC money came from Intel Capital.

And they wired $9 million.

So suddenly, like from a few thousand shillings, you know, we were at like $9 million.