Saagar Kulkarni

Saagar Kulkarni is a venture/growth investor with a keen focus on software and fintech. He has played key roles at Stripes Investments, leading or co-leading in various successful ventures such as Lithic, Oyster, Spiff, RapidAPI, Emotive, Cypress, Legion, Verbit, BacklotCars (acquired by KAR Global), Pleo, HyperScience, Remine, monday.com (MNDY), Sift, and SPINS. Saagar holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University with majors in Math Methods in the Social Sciences and Economics, alongside a Kellogg Certificate in Financial Economics. He currently serves as a Partner at Stripes, building on his past experiences as an investor and board member at numerous notable companies across different rounds of funding, B to D, including Balto, Lithic, Oyster, Emotive, Cypress.io, Legion Technologies, Verbit.ai, Pleo, Remine, HyperScience, monday.com, Sift Science, BacklotCars, and SPINS. Saagar's diverse professional journey also includes experiences at Earnest Inc., Berkshire Partners LLC, and Bain & Company.