Prior to co-founding LiveOak, Krishna joined Austin Ventures in 2000 and was a Partner there since 2006. At Austin Ventures, he worked with companies focused on Enterprise Solutions (Augmentix, Entorian – NASDAQ: ENTN, Caringo, Coldwatt – Nasdaq: FLEX) and Wireless (Spatial Wireless – NASDAQ: ALU, Mavenir Systems, Black Sand Technologies). Prior to joining Austin Ventures, Krishna was with Motorola where he worked with a variety of business units on strategic and operational issues. He started his professional career at SEMATECH. Krishna previously worked at Imandra as a Member Board Of Directors. He attended The Wharton School, The University of Texas at Austin, and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Krishna received his MBA from Wharton where he graduated with highest academic honors as a Palmer Scholar. He also has an MS in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, where he graduated with the highest all-round honors. Krishna is one of the founding members and previously served as a board member of TiE Austin and currently serves as Chairman of the Miracle Foundation board, an Austin-based organization that supports orphanages in India.<\/p>\n