Harpi Madan
Director/Board Member at Equalum Ltd.
Profile
Harpinder (Harpi) is a partner at Innovation Endeavors and a former CEO and entrepreneur.
He has spent nearly two decades building products for emerging industries at the intersection of mobile, data and deep tech.
He founded two technology companies that were successfully acquired — both of which he co-founded with Innovation Endeavors partner Scott Brady.
Harpi first joined Innovation Endeavors as a part-time venture partner in 2010, and became a full partner in 2018.
He is a board member at multiple Innovation Endeavors-backed companies, including: Skylo Technologies, working on a narrow band network for connected devices; and Equalum, a company that provides data beaming service for real-time analytics on operational data.
Harpi has also invested in multiple tech companies as an angel investor, including: Ayasdi, an AI platform that powers development of enterprise-scale, intelligent applications; Tango Card, which provides rewards as-a-service; and a stealth e-commerce startup serving older adults.
Until becoming a partner at Innovation Endeavors, Harpi was Co-founder and CEO at Slice Technologies, a data and analytics company that provides market insights about ecommerce to the world’s largest consumer brands and was acquired by Rakuten.
Prior to Slice, Harpi was a co-founder and the head of product and marketing at FiberTower, a leading independent provider of backhaul services to wireless carriers that merged with First Avenue Networks.
Earlier in his career, he was a software developer and architect at Oracle and Bull Honeywell.
Harpi grew up in Chandigarh, a city in northern India.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science at IIT-BHU in Varanasi.
He immigrated to the US to attend Indiana University, where he earned an MS in computer science, and later, an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and two children.
Harpi Madan active positions
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Innovation Endeavors LLC
 Innovation Endeavors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Innovation Endeavors LLC (Innovation Endeavors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dror Berman and Eric E. Schmidt. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Private Equity Investor | 2009-12-31 |
Equalum Ltd.
 Equalum Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Equalum Ltd. provides data ingestion management services. The firm operates as an end-to-end stream processing platform that enables enterprises to perform real-time analytics on any number of data sets. It also offers real time analytics across wide range of industries ranging from industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT), retail, eCommerce, and healthcare, enabling its customer’s data streaming both to the cloud and hybrid environments. The company was founded by Ofri Manor, Nir Livneh, and Idan Danai in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-31 |
Hysolate Ltd.
 Hysolate Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hysolate Ltd. develops software-defined endpoints solutions. It secures user devices and boost user productivity. The company was founded by Dan Dinnar and Tal Zamir in 2016 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
Skylo Technologies, Inc.
 Skylo Technologies, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Skylo Technologies, Inc. provides satellite communications services. It offers Skylo Hub, Skylo Network, and Skylo Data Platform. The company was founded by Parthsarathi Trivedi, Andrew Nuttall and Andrew Kalman in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2016-12-31 |
TuneIn, Inc.
 TuneIn, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TuneIn, Inc. provides online programming services. It provides complete radio content and tools to help listeners quickly and easily find their favorite radio stations and personalities plus discover new ones. TuneIn was founded by William F. Moore in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2021-02-16 |
Authomize Ltd.
 Authomize Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Authomize Ltd. provides computer software services. It offers automated authorization governance and management solutions. The company was founded by Dotan Bar Noy, Gal Diskin and Ron Liberman in October 2019 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
Viaduct, Inc.
 Viaduct, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Viaduct, Inc. focuses on developing end-to-end machine learning and data analytics platform. The firm offers predictive analytics, smart quality assurance, smart campaigning, in-vehicle personalization and accident risk prediction solutions. The company was founded by Jaime Schmidt and David Hallac and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
Gatik AI, Inc.
 Gatik AI, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gatik AI, Inc. provides software solution in logistic industry. It offers self-driving commercial fleets. The company was founded on May 24, 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
OwnBackup, Inc.
 OwnBackup, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services OwnBackup, Inc. provides cloud backup and restore services. It offers secure, automated, daily backups of software as a service and platform as a service, and data compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. The firm's products include backup Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Slack. The company was founded by Ariel Berkman and Eran Cohen in 2015 and is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
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Training of Harpi Madan
| Stanford University | Masters Business Admin |
| Indiana University | Graduate Degree |
| Banaras Hindu University | Undergraduate Degree |
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FiberTower Corp.
 FiberTower Corp. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications FiberTower Corp. provides backhaul services to wireless carriers. It offers backhaul and access service to government and enterprise markets. The company was founded by Eric Botto, Bernard Koh, David Leeds and Harpinder Singh Madan in July 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Communications |
Slice Technologies, Inc.
 Slice Technologies, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Slice Technologies, Inc. provides e-commerce tracking applications. Its technology automatically identifies e-receipts within consumers’ inboxes and extracts data points about each purchase to create digital commerce products. It transforms online shopping and retail by unveiling innovative digital commerce data via its APIs, information products and consumer applications. The company was founded by Scott J. Brady, Eric J. Botto, Benjamin Suppe and Harpinder Singh Madan in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Oracle USA, Inc.
 Oracle USA, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Oracle USA, Inc. is an enterprise software company that develops and licenses database and applications software programs. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA. | Technology Services |
FiberTower Corp. (Old)
 FiberTower Corp. (Old) Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications FiberTower Corp. addresses backhaul, a weak link in rapidly evolving wireless networks. The company directly focuses on improving the weakness in the backhaul portion of the wireless networks. The company has designed and created a network consisting of existing fiber rings supplemented with high capacity point-to-point microwave solutions. The company's technology is designed to support existing voice applications and address future data needs. It provides backhaul services to several wireless carriers, covering nine major markets across the country. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Communications |
Innovation Endeavors LLC
Innovation Endeavors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Innovation Endeavors LLC (Innovation Endeavors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dror Berman and Eric E. Schmidt. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Equalum Ltd.
Equalum Ltd. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Equalum Ltd. provides data ingestion management services. The firm operates as an end-to-end stream processing platform that enables enterprises to perform real-time analytics on any number of data sets. It also offers real time analytics across wide range of industries ranging from industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT), retail, eCommerce, and healthcare, enabling its customer’s data streaming both to the cloud and hybrid environments. The company was founded by Ofri Manor, Nir Livneh, and Idan Danai in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Technology Services |
Hysolate Ltd.
Hysolate Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Hysolate Ltd. develops software-defined endpoints solutions. It secures user devices and boost user productivity. The company was founded by Dan Dinnar and Tal Zamir in 2016 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | Technology Services |
Skylo Technologies, Inc.
Skylo Technologies, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Skylo Technologies, Inc. provides satellite communications services. It offers Skylo Hub, Skylo Network, and Skylo Data Platform. The company was founded by Parthsarathi Trivedi, Andrew Nuttall and Andrew Kalman in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Communications |
TuneIn, Inc.
TuneIn, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TuneIn, Inc. provides online programming services. It provides complete radio content and tools to help listeners quickly and easily find their favorite radio stations and personalities plus discover new ones. TuneIn was founded by William F. Moore in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Authomize Ltd.
Authomize Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Authomize Ltd. provides computer software services. It offers automated authorization governance and management solutions. The company was founded by Dotan Bar Noy, Gal Diskin and Ron Liberman in October 2019 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. | Technology Services |
Viaduct, Inc.
Viaduct, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Viaduct, Inc. focuses on developing end-to-end machine learning and data analytics platform. The firm offers predictive analytics, smart quality assurance, smart campaigning, in-vehicle personalization and accident risk prediction solutions. The company was founded by Jaime Schmidt and David Hallac and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Technology Services |
Gatik AI, Inc.
Gatik AI, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Gatik AI, Inc. provides software solution in logistic industry. It offers self-driving commercial fleets. The company was founded on May 24, 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
OwnBackup, Inc.
OwnBackup, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services OwnBackup, Inc. provides cloud backup and restore services. It offers secure, automated, daily backups of software as a service and platform as a service, and data compare and restore tools for disaster recovery. The firm's products include backup Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Slack. The company was founded by Ariel Berkman and Eran Cohen in 2015 and is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. | Technology Services |
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