Profile banner
Karan Prasad

Karan Prasad

Investment Manager at Antler, MBA Candidate at Texas McCombs

karanprasad
Austin, Texas, United States
Joined September 2025

Network

13.5K connections
πŸš€
Startup Founders
🦌
Antler VC Core
πŸ€–
AI Innovators
🎯
Product Leaders
πŸ’°
Investors
πŸ’‘
...
πŸ’³
Fintech Innovators

Summary

Karan is an early-stage venture capital professional at Antler, where he has progressed from an Associate to an Investment Manager. He is actively involved in identifying promising startups, evaluating companies for fundraising, and supporting founders through various programs like the Antler India Residency and Fellowship. His work at Antler focuses on SaaS and AI investments. thegreatunicornhunt+5
He is currently an MBA Candidate at the Texas McCombs School of Business, indicating a commitment to further developing his business and investment acumen. rocketreach
Karan has a background in business development and sales, demonstrated through his roles at DigitalOcean, where he focused on cloud strategy for early-stage APAC startups, and at FusionCharts in account and sales development. He also gained early experience as a Sales and Community Intern at JSW Bengaluru Football Club. digitalocean+2
His educational foundation is in Industrial Engineering and Management from B. M. S. College of Engineering. rocketreach

Work

Education

Notes

PSPrithvi Sankarsaid they've seen
KPKaran Prasad
consistently make smart, well-researched calls in public and private markets.

Feb 20, 2026

STSumit Thakursaid they've seen
KPKaran Prasad
add exceptional value to portfolio companies as a VC investor.

Jan 2, 2026