Karan Wadhera Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 7

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Karan Wadhera General Information

Biography

Mr. Karan Wadhera co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at Cayke. He serves as Board Member at AceCann & Greentank. He serves as Partner at Thursday Capital. He also serves as Board Member at Surfside, Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies. He serves as a Chairman at Kompliant. He also serves as Managing Partner at Casa Verde Capital. He has also co-founded Eaze, Merry Jane, and LeafLink. He served as Board Member at Indose. He has formerly served Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Nomura Holdings Inc (ADR) as Senior Executive. He serves as an Advisor at Cannalysis.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Casa Verde Capital
Education
Babson College, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Email
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Address
  • 12530 Beatrice Street
  • Los Angeles, CA 90066
  • United States

Karan Wadhera Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Casa Verde Capital Investor Managing Partner West Hollywood, CA Venture Capital
Thursday Capital Investor Partner Los Angeles, CA Venture Capital

Karan Wadhera Board Seats (7)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
AceCann Other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Lisbon, Portugal
Bespoke Financial Specialized Finance Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Los Angeles, CA
Greentank Other Commercial Products Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Toronto, Canada
Kompliant Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Boise, ID
Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Drug Discovery Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Oxford, United Kingdom

Karan Wadhera Lead Partner on Deals (29)

Karan Wadhera has been the lead partner on 29 deals. Their latest deal was with Prelude, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 20-Dec-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Prelude 20-Dec-2023 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Frontier Risk 31-Aug-2023 Completed Other Insurance Norwalk, CT
Sanity Group 26-Sep-2022 Completed Other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Berlin, Germany
MoonPay 13-Apr-2022 Completed Financial Software Dover, DE
Prelude 11-Jan-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Surfside 10-Aug-2021 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) New York, NY
Bespoke Financial 19-Apr-2021 Completed Specialized Finance Los Angeles, CA
Leune 15-Apr-2021 Completed Personal Products West Hollywood, CA
Sonnet. 24-Jul-2020 Seed Round Completed Personal Products Sheridan, WY
Greenbits 16-Apr-2020 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Business/Productivity Software San Jose, CA

Karan Wadhera Network (163)

Board Members (38)

Name Company Representing Location From
Tony Marshall Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Kingsley Capital Partners Oxford, United Kingdom
Daniel Freeman Indose Indose Woodland Hills, CA
Bespoke Financial Bespoke Financial Los Angeles, CA
AceCann AceCann Lisbon, Portugal
AceCann Lince Capital Lisbon, Portugal

Portfolio Executives (124)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Andrew Copp Prelude Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 20-Dec-2023 New York, NY
Michael Murphy Prelude Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 20-Dec-2023 New York, NY
Frontier Risk Chief Technology Officer 31-Aug-2023 Norwalk, CT
Frontier Risk Chief Legal Officer & Chief Operating Officer 31-Aug-2023 Norwalk, CT
Frontier Risk Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 31-Aug-2023 Norwalk, CT

Fund Team Members (1)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Casa Verde Capital West Hollywood, CA

Karan Wadhera Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
CV 2 - Kreate Casa Verde Capital Venture - General Closed 2021
Casa Verde Capital Casa Verde Capital Venture - General Closed 2018

Karan Wadhera Advisory Roles (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Cannalysis Company Advisor Santa Ana, CA Laboratory Services (Healthcare)

Karan Wadhera FAQs

  • Who is Karan Wadhera?

    Mr. Karan Wadhera co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at Cayke.

  • How much does Karan Wadhera typically invest?

    Karan Wadhera's median deal size is .

  • What is Karan Wadhera’s main position?

    Karan Wadhera’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • How many active board seats does Karan Wadhera hold?

    Karan Wadhera holds 7 board seats including AceCann, Bespoke Financial, Greentank, Kompliant, and Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies.

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