TECHNE TEAM & ADVISORS

The Techne team brings in-depth expertise in hospitality, technology and investments. The team consists of AI Experts, Engineers, Innovators, Venture Capitalists & Entrepreneurs, and have co-founded and run several technology startups and large companies. Our principals own a premium portfolio of hospitality assets in Silicon Valley, and also own & operate a leading hospitality management company. They have experience in structuring & executing small to large complex deals both in technology and hospitality.

We have built a Global Ecosystem of Investment, Technology and Domain Experts. Our team has worked with and have deep relationships with:

Top hospitality brands, owners and management companies
Large tech, startups, accelerators & the entire tech ecosystem
Large capital partners in both hospitality & technology – VCs, PE, pension funds, hedge funds, angel networks, and ownership groups

JESSICA KRAMER

Operating Partner

SevenRooms, ALICE, TravelClick

DEEPAK GUPTA

Venture Partner

Blue Bear Ventures, Hercules Capital

MARC FRIEND

Venture Partner

CEO RapidAI, GP USVP, Summit Partners

Venture Partner

GP Impact Venture, SVP & Treasurer Oracle

Venture Partner

Board Member IITStartups, HP Enterprise, Cisco

ANIL ADVANI

General Counsel

Founder & Managing Partner, Inventus Law

KARIMULLA SHAIKH

Advisor, Technology

CTO Volta Insite, Cato Digital, Faculty CMU

JARAD GALLAGHER

Advisor, F&B

Michelin Chef, Restaurant Owner

Advisor, Travel

Expedia, Google Travel, Yum! Brands

Advisor, Hospitality & Travel, Radisson, Wyndham, Travelport

Advisor, Hospitality

Hyatt Hotels, Extended America, PwC

MARINA MACDONALD

Advisor, Hospitality

Red Roof Inn, Remington Hotels

SURESH MANAYIL

Advisor, Hospitality Tech Canyon Ranch, Neiman Marcus

KSHAMA SWAMY

Advisor, F&B Tech

PAR Technologies, Intapp, IBM

VIMAL SEBASTIAN

Advisor, Hospitality

Bay Club, Shashi Group, Auberge, The Clement

Advisor, Hospitality

Trompar, StayCal Hospitality

JUSTIN CALL

Advisor, Legal & Partnerships, Actabl, ALICE, Travelclick

JONATHAN POLANSKY

Advisor, Due Diligence

Moody's Structured Finance

VIGGY MOKKARALA

Advisor, Product & Growth

Envestnet Asset Mgmt, Applied Materials

SUDHIR KADAM

Advisor, Venture Builder

FYDA Growth Partners, Guest Faculty Berkeley

GUNTER REISS

Advisor, Growth & Marketing, CCO+CMO DZS, A10 Networks, Ericsson

NEHA BANSAL

Advisor, Product & Technology, Meta, Google, Essex Consulting, Antler

SUBBU SRINIVASAN

Advisor, Technology

Co-Architect ZPA Zscaler, PayPal, Cisco

SUBHASH CHOWDARY

Mentor, Silicon Valley

4X Founder, Chief Architect Apple