Kal Vepuri - Founder, CEO @ Hero - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Primary Job Title Founder, CEO
Primary Organization
Hero

Location New York, New York, United States
Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US
Gender Male

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Kal Vepuri is Founder and Chairman of Brainchild. Brainchild Holdings is Kal's personal direct investment vehicle. Brainchild & Company is a collective of engineers, operators, and designers that build physical products and digital services. Prior to forming Brainchild, Kal was a technology entrepreneur, a consultant at Bain & Company

and an institutional private equity investor. Kal earned a BSE in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Economics with High Distinction from Duke University and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in Economics.

Personal Investments

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Kal Vepuri

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Series A - Fruitful

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Fruitful	—	Series A - Fruitful	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Loveseat.com	—	Series A - Loveseat.com	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Beams Safety Intelligence	—	Seed Round - Beams Safety Intelligence	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Eight Sleep	—	Series C - Eight Sleep	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Levels	—	Seed Round - Levels	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Curve Health	—	Seed Round - Curve Health	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Polymarket	—	Seed Round - Polymarket	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Leif	—	Venture Round - Leif	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Stacks	No	Series A - Stacks	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	OneName	—	Venture Round - OneName	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Staffjoy	Brainchild Holdings	No	Seed Round - Staffjoy	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Staffjoy	Brainchild Holdings	—	Seed Round - Staffjoy	obfuscated obfuscation

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Welcome

WayUp

, and

SmartThings

Welcome Welcome converts shoppers into customers by providing them with real-time product expertise.
WayUp WayUp connects students with jobs during and after college -- from summer internships to part-time gigs to full-time jobs after graduation.
SmartThings SmartThings, a smartphone app, allows its users to monitor and control their domestic affairs even when they are out of their home.
Science Exchange Science Exchange provides life sciences procurement and supplier management SaaS solutions.
Quartet Health Quartet Health is a platform that makes it easier for people to get the best mental health care for them.
MileWise Milewise is a travel planning company that provides a search engine service for frequent travelers.
Lumere Lumere builds organization’s path to enlightened healthcare.
Kimono Labs Kimono Labs is an online platform that allows its users to convert their websites into APIs.
Electric Objects Electric Objects is a startup that makes picture frame-like computers that can display high-resolution artwork from the internet.
DoodleDeals DoodleDeals is a discovery and daily deal site offering discounts on children’s classes, museums, birthday parties, entertainment, and more.

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Kal Vepuri

has

current jobs as

Founder, CEO

Hero

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Founder, Non-Executive Chairman

Brainchild Holdings

. Additionally,

Kal Vepuri

has had

past job as the

Consultant

Bain & Company

Hero Founder, CEO2014
Brainchild Holdings Founder, Non-Executive Chairman2009

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Bain & Company	Consultant	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Kal Vepuri

is the

Board Advisor

Lumere

Lumere Board Advisor

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Greater New York Area Startups	7,761
Greater New York Area Companies With Fewer Than 1000 Employees (Top 10K)	812
Fitness Companies With More Than 100 Employees	11,643
Fitness Companies With More Than 50 Employees	11,436
New York Early Stage Companies With Less Than $500M in Revenue	37,313
Wellness Early Stage Companies With Less Than $1B in Revenue	64,344
Fitness Companies With Less Than $1B in Revenue (Top 10K)	9,450
Wellness Startups	15,177
New York Companies With More Than 10 Employees (Top 10K)	1,425
Northeastern US Early Stage Companies With More Than 10 Employees	29,719