VC firm Elevation Capital has appointed Krishna Mehra as its newest partner. Mehra, a seasoned entrepreneur and investor, joins Elevation Capital to deepen the firm’s expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), bolstering its focus on the India-US startup corridor.

Krishna joins Elevation Capital from Meta, where he led engineering for messaging ads, driving $10B+ in revenue with AI-driven products and deploying some of the world’s largest machine-learning models, including early adoption of Meta’s Llama. Prior to that, he architected enterprise-grade, exabyte-scale cloud systems at Cohesity.

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At Elevation, we are extremely bullish on Indian founders building category-defining AI companies for the world, and with Krishna leading our presence in Silicon Valley, we are better positioned than ever to help founders realize this opportunity.

Krishna is a successful serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Capillary Technologies in 2008, a forerunner of India’s cross-border SaaS movement. He also founded the meal delivery marketplace Taro in 2015, scaling it to deliver over a million meals before its successful acquisition by EAT Club. As an angel investor, Krishna has backed over 45 companies, which have collectively created over $5 billion in enterprise value.

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About Elevation Capital

Elevation Capital is an early stage venture capital firm. With a focus on high-growth sectors, the firm supports startups through every stage of their journey, providing not only capital but also strategic guidance and operational expertise.