Kavya Sana Iyer

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Principal, Riverbend Partners - product · applied ML · venture capital

Riverbend Partners
San Jose, CA · PT (UTC-8)
6+ years experience
Duke University
English
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Overview

Principal at Riverbend Partners, backing AI applications companies. Backed 52 founders at pre-seed and seed. Before that: Coinbase and Pinterest. Plant-based cook and baker.

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productventure capitalapplied ML

Experience

  1. Principal
    Feb 2025 - Present
    Riverbend Partners · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · San Jose, CA
    • Backed 42 founders at pre-seed and seed.
    • Sit on 2 boards.
    • Previously an operator for 12 years before investing.
  2. FP&A Manager
    May 2022 - Feb 2025
    Coinbase · 2 yr 9 mo · Full-time · San Jose, CA
    • Closed the books in 3 days, down from 13.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $294 million raise.
  3. Finance Director
    Oct 2020 - May 2022
    Pinterest · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · San Jose, CA
    • Ran diligence on 10 acquisitions.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $88 million raise.

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Education

  1. Duke University
    BS, Business Administration
    2016 - 2020

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