Siddhartha M. Venkatesan Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

WINGI is seeking to bridge the gap faced by African entrepreneurs in obtaining a reliable supply of high quality retail goods using an industry leading technology enabled e-commerce and logistics platform and leveraging the know-how of its founders, veterans in international logistics and African development. I advise WINGI's founder on a wide range of issues ranging from commercial strategy, fundraising and IP issues.

San Francisco, California, Us

Embark, a San Francisco-based developer of self-driving trucks, is working to build a future where roads are safer, drivers work closer to their homes and families, and goods move faster and are cheaper. Embark is working with the world’s leading shippers and carriers to bring this vision to life through a unique model that combines the constancy of automation for long-haul, on-highway routes, with human adaptability off-highway, short-haul driving. Embark was founded in 2016 and is backed by leading investors including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, DCVC, and Y Combinator. I oversaw Embark's legal team and led the legal aspects of taking Embark public via deSPAC in 2021. In addition I served as acting head of the people, recruiting and compensation functions in 2022. I helped lead the sale of Embark to Applied Intuition in 2023.

New York, New York, Us

Served as interim Chief Legal Officer to a leading Enterprise Artificial Intelligence software company. Advised several startups on go to market strategy and other business and legal issues.

Peapack, Nj, Us

Komline is a leading middle market manufacturer of made-to-order capital equipment and process solutions for leading industrial firms. I was recruited to help the owner execute a transformation of a middle market business during my MBA program. Leadership spanned 4 business lines, 12 products, and 60 people across engineering, manufacturing and IT, leading to a successful sale.

San Ramon, California, Us

Dubbed a "124 Year Old Startup" by Bloomberg and the New York Times, GE’s software business is a leading provider of internet of things and digital solutions for the industrial sector. Revenue: $4Bn. Locations:25+ worldwide. Employees: 11,000.I was recruited as part of inaugural commercial leadership team to establish GE Digital as Tier 1 business, reporting to the General Counsel. Established IP function and developed best practices for IP, licensing, commercial & open source.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Orrick is a leading global law firm with expertise in technology, finance and energy and infrastructure. Revenue: $1Bn+. Locations:20+ worldwide. Employees: 1000+ lawyers.I was a technology lawyer with a diverse litigation, transactional and counseling practice. Promoted to partner in 2012, I had the privilege of serving many great clients in eight- and nine-figure technology litigation matters in courts all around the country. I also supported startups on IP counseling matters, such as pre-litigation negotiation, licensing, IP strategy and M&A/financing due diligence. I also tried to contribute to the community through pro bono and legal nonprofit board service throughout my Orrick tenure.

Software developer at various tech companies during the dotcom boom of the late 90's. Used a variety of programming languages and tools including Java and J2EE, XML, CSS, various scripting languages and other similar tools. ACHIEVEMENTS:Developed data products used by data analytics company in the hospitality space to successfully grow and eventually get acquired by larger competitor. Developed B2B applications for leading consulting firm that went IPO.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Jd, Law

Bs, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering