Jitendra Kavathekar

Jitendra Kavathekar

Jitendra Kavathekar

General Partner | Horizon 3 Ventures

Jitendra (“Jeet”) is an active investor as founder of Horizon 3 Ventures, and advisor to VC/PE funds. He is a globally credentialed senior executive of companies from across the Fortune 500 to trail blazing startups as entrepreneur and business operator. Jeet is credentialed in the C-Suite and as a Board Member providing gravitas and credibility earned by his varied and substantial background and personal and professional network in Silicon Valley. Jitendra is known for his infectious ability to envision bold visions, while having the track record of building high performing teams and iconic products to exceed high expectations, at the same time holding “street-cred” with the technical community. Comfortable in building productive relationships with C-level leaders across the Global 2000, while indulging in exploration and problem solving with scientists, professors, and early stage entrepreneurs, Jitendra’s broad and diverse network reflects his passion for turning great ideas into real impact. He is an active investor in tech startups and brings these above elements combined with high acumen in Business Development/Strategy and extensive network to help his portfolio companies accelerate. After reviewing and meeting with thousands of startups and informed by his vast operator background, Jitendra goes beyond traditional pattern matching while getting to the essential opportunity and challenges to guide his investment decisions. He focuses on:

  • Industries: Enterprise, Health, Industrials, Agri, Finance, Telco, Consumer Tech, CPG/Retail.
  • Domains: Software, Venture Investing & Formation, Innovation, DevOps.
  • Functions: General Management, Engineering, Business Development, Product Management.
  • Technologies: AI/ML, IoT/X.0, Frontier Tech, Deep Tech, Blockchain, AR/VR, Cybersecurity.
  • Global Leadership – Led Teams across 12 regions globally.