Umesh Padval

Umesh Padval is a Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures based in San Francisco, California, where he leads investments in early and late-stage startups. Prior to joining the firm in 2016, he spent over eight years as an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners and served on more than 35 public and private company boards. His operating experience includes serving as President and CEO of C-Cube Microsystems, a public video infrastructure company that he grew to over $300 million in revenue and 500 employees before its acquisition by LSI. He holds a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, and a master's degree in engineering from Stanford University. His notable portfolio investments include Uber, Looker, Flexport, and Cohere. Padval currently focuses on supporting enterprise technology companies across the cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and generative artificial intelligence sectors.