Kampus.vc is a global Applied AI Venture Studio. We partner with universities to incorporate startup studios in academia, then help ambitious students build venture-backed AI companies by combining education, venture building, CXO mentorship, industry partnerships, and investor access into one integrated platform.
Universities produce some of the world's most talented students — and India, in particular, has an extraordinary depth of engineering and scientific talent. But talent alone does not build companies. Ideas need structured validation. Prototypes need engineering rigor. Founders need mentorship, credits, capital, and a real go-to-market.
Kampus.vc brings all of that together. A global venture studio that coordinates academic partners, students, operators, industry partners, and investors around one mission: turning campus ideas into venture-backed Applied AI companies with worldwide ambition.
An operator-led team of founders, builders, and investors backing university founders from first prototype to venture scale.
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Serial tech entrepreneur, advisor, and angel investor based in Dallas. Built and ran a talent and consulting company for a decade, has led revenue and go-to-market teams across tech, cybersecurity, and eLearning, and now helps founders accelerate growth and hiring.
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Scientist, inventor, and deep-tech founder. Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 and Presidential Award recipient with 25+ technologies commercialized across defence, healthcare, sustainability, and materials science, and Fortune 100 research collaborations.
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Finance and strategy operator with a background in applied economics and management consulting. Works with founders on business models, fundraising narratives, and investor readiness from first pitch to term sheet.
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People and operations leader with 19+ years across HR strategy, talent, and business operations for technology companies. Mentors founders on building teams, culture, and the operating systems early startups need to scale.
LinkedInSenior operators and ecosystem builders who advise Kampus.vc on program design, university partnerships, and founder success.
Chief — Skill Development & Industry Connect, ICFAI Group
Chief of Skill Development & Industry Connect at ICFAI Group Universities, Hyderabad, with over two decades across the IT industry, academic administration, and skill development. Previously Additional PS to the Minister for MSME, Government of Andhra Pradesh, and Chief General Manager (Technical) at the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation, plus leadership roles at IBM, Capgemini, NTT DATA, and as a college principal. He holds a B.Tech, M.Tech, and PhD from IIT Hyderabad, and advises Kampus.vc on university partnerships and industry-academia collaboration.
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Chief Learning Officer, Traintel AI
Chief Learning Officer at Traintel AI and a Learning & AI Strategy Board Advisor, Amber is an operations executive with 15+ years leading global teams and large-scale learning and technology programs — previously VP of Public Sector Operations and VP of Learning Experience at ELB Learning. She advises Kampus.vc on founder education, program design, and AI-driven learning experiences.
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President & Co-Founder, CheckRed
Founder-minded technology leader with 20+ years scaling products, teams, and platforms from zero-to-one through acquisition. President and Co-Founder of CheckRed, Advisor at Dallas Venture Capital, and previously VP at Deloitte, CTO at Terbium Labs (acquired by Deloitte), and SVP Engineering at NetSPI. He has built cybersecurity and data platforms with exits to Deloitte, KKR, Fortinet, and FireEye, and advises Kampus.vc on applied AI, technical diligence, and company building.
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Fractional Head of Marketing & AI | AI Integration Consultant
AI strategist and fractional CMO certified in both Machine Learning and Agentic AI from MIT, focused on growth strategy, marketing, demand generation, and innovation. Currently Fractional Head of Marketing & AI at Goldson Construction Corp and President of Calahan Consulting, with earlier leadership as Senior Director of Marketing at ELB Learning. She has deep experience supporting SaaS, B2B, nonprofit, and global agency teams for Fortune 500 brands, and mentors Kampus.vc founders on go-to-market, positioning, and applied AI in marketing.
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Learning Strategy & People Leader, First American
Innovative learning strategist and learning technology expert with two decades of experience building enterprise learning organizations. Currently Learning Strategy and People Leader at First American, previously Head of Learning Design and Technologies at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Senior Manager of Curriculum Development at Cox Communications. A former member of the Board of Visitors at UNC Wilmington and a dynamic speaker and trainer, he mentors Kampus.vc founders on learning design, AI-enabled training products, and building high-performing teams.
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CEO & Founder, Saltee Co
CEO and Founder of Saltee Co, a growth, talent, and advisory consulting firm serving banks and credit unions, and Chief Growth Officer at Nudge Money. Todd brings 23 years of experience across financial services leadership — previously Head of Strategic and Business Transformation and Managing Director of Private Wealth Management at Synovus, and EVP roles including Head of Branch Transformation at SunTrust. He also founded Leadspire, a private community for banking and credit union executives, and mentors Kampus.vc founders on go-to-market strategy, executive talent, and growth partnerships.
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Transformation Executive | Operations & Leadership Coach
Operating executive with 25+ years leading growth, transformation, and organizational performance across consulting, services, and complex global operating models. As Chief Operations Officer at ELB Learning he helped lead growth across a global organization spanning the U.S. and India, including integrating six acquisitions and aligning teams, systems, and processes. Earlier he built ELB's custom services division from startup into a multimillion-dollar business unit, co-founded a leadership development consulting firm, and served as General Manager at Skopos Consulting across Africa and the Middle East. He mentors Kampus.vc founders on operations, scaling, and leadership.
LinkedInApplications are open year-round. Whether you're building from your dorm room, remotely, or through a partnered Kampus Studio, Kampus helps ambitious university founders build Applied AI companies with operator mentorship, startup infrastructure, and investor readiness.
