Namratha Kothapalli
Principal at Speedinvest
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolNamratha Kothapalli is a Principal based in the UK with a decade of experience transitioning from hands-on software engineering to venture-focused leadership and product strategy. She began her career building systems at Dell EMC, HP and Intel before earning an MBA at London Business School and moving into VC and growth roles at Speedinvest, Frontline Ventures and On Deck. Her background blends deep technical chops—MS in Computer Science—with commercial rigor, enabling her to evaluate and scale early-stage product teams and climate-focused ventures. Known for building products from scratch, she brings both developer empathy and investor discipline to portfolio support and deal diligence. She often operates at the intersection of engineering, product and business, helping founders translate technical roadmaps into investor-ready strategies. Based in the UK, she pairs technical credibility with an MBA-trained strategic lens, a combination that surfaces non-obvious product risks and go-to-market levers early.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at London Business SchoolMS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Clemson UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at Osmania University
c, go, c++Github contributions (5)
01org/libinvm-cli
May 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:8 releases, 13 pushes, 22 tags in 8 months
01org/libinvm-cim
May 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:7 releases, 13 pushes, 25 tags in 8 months
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