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

DEEPAK GUPTA

Managing Director/CFO Blue Bear Ventures, Hercules Capital

JESSICA KRAMER

Operating Partner

SevenRooms, ALICE, TravelClick

Venture Partner

GP Impact Venture, SVP & Treasurer Oracle

MARC FRIEND

Venture Partner

CEO RapidAI, GP USVP, Summit Partners

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