Kirthiga Reddy — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as CEO & Co-founder of Verix since 2022.
Founding Investment Partner at f7 Ventures since 2018 and President of Athena SPACs since 2022.
Served as the first employee and Managing Director of Facebook India for over six years, growing the business to several $100Ms in annual revenue.
Was the first female Investment Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, deploying $1B in new investments and managing a $5B+ portfolio.
Holds board director positions for companies including WeWork, Fungible, Collective Health, and Pear Therapeutics.
Earned an MBA from Stanford University and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University.

Biography

Kirthiga Reddy is an Indian-American businesswoman, currently serving as the CEO & Co-founder of Verix. She is also the President of Athena SPACs and a Co-founder of Liftery, a social impact initiative focused on supporting mothers' careers. Additionally, she is a Founding Investment Partner at f7 Ventures.

Reddy has a significant background in investment, notably as the first female Investment Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, manager of the $130B+ SoftBank Vision Fund.