# Umesh Padval, Managing Director at Thomvest

> Umesh Padval, Managing Director at Thomvest. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/umesh-padval (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Umesh Padval

Managing Director at [Thomvest Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomvest)

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Stages *Series C*

Backs *AI* *Hardware & Electronics* *Semiconductors* *Big Data & Analytics*

Latest rounds

- **Eliyan** Series C · $145M Jul 2026

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Jul 2026
- **Filings:** 5 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Thomvest Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Thomvest Ventures** VC firm · US **2** cheques in 12 months **75** all time **5** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomvest)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $145M
- **Active:** 2026

2026

- [Eliyan](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan) *Series C* **$145M** *US* Jul 2026 Joined · +5 investors

By stage

- Series C **1**

What they backed

AI **1** Hardware & Electronics **1** Semiconductors **1** Big Data & Analytics **1** Cloud **1**

Alongside

- [Cisco Investments *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments)
- [Cisco Systems *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-systems)
- [Lumentum *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lumentum)
- [Plug and Play *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- [Seligman Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Lastline, Inc.** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Tactus Technology, Inc.** Director on 6 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **UltraSolar Technology, Inc.** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Avalanche Technology Inc** Director on 8 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AVNERA Corp** Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Thomvest Ventures

- [**Peter Thomson** Co-Founder & Chairman *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-thomson)
- [**Alex Rohrbach** Growth *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-rohrbach)
- [**Amrit Dhillon** Principal, Investments *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amrit-dhillon)
- [**Andrew Pinkerton** Chief Operating Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-pinkerton)
- [**Bob Pape** Operating Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bob-pape)
- [**Dave Hafford** Investor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-hafford)
- [**Don Butler** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/don-butler)
- [**Jonathan Barker** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-barker)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 13 Feb 2026 · 52 min What Top 1% Investors Look For in AI Startups | Umesh Padval, Seligman Ventures, Ex- Bessemer With [Umesh Padval](https://millionrounds.com/person/umesh-padval) Mentions [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures)[Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) About this episode Do startup valuations today make sense? Umesh Padval, an early investor in Cohere, now valued at about $7 billion shares why Cohere stood out at the time of his investment. He shares what he saw early that made him believe this was not just another AI model company. Umesh is the Founding Managing… Listen on Apple Podcasts

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