Gokul Padmanabhan

Investment Analyst at Ironwood Capital · Climate

Ironwood Capital

Chennai, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

1+ years experience

IIT Kharagpur

English, Hindi, Tamil

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I invest in climate at Ironwood Capital, usually at pre-seed and seed. Backed 20 founders at pre-seed and seed. Previously an operator for 10 years before investing. Most at home with venture capital and consumer. I mentor first-time managers when I can.

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Founders building in climate
Questions about climate
Second opinions on hardware decisions

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Slower in the last week of each quarter

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consumerenergyventure capitalhardware

InvestingLooking to invest

closes in 3 months

Writing $50k cheques into Series A climate in MENA

Cheque size: $50k
Stages: Seed, Series A
Sectors: Climate, AI applications
Geographies: MENA
Lead or follow: Any
Decision time: One meeting and a partner call
How I help: Hiring the first ten people

Typically lead or co-lead. Former operator - I help with hiring and GTM.

Chennai, India · remote OKconsumerventure capitalhardware

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Experience

Investment Analyst
Oct 2025 - Present
Ironwood Capital · 1 yr · Full-time · Chennai, India
- Sit on 3 boards.
- Backed 14 founders at pre-seed and seed.
- Previously an operator for 8 years before investing.

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Education

IIT Kharagpur
B.Tech, Finance
2020 - 2024

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