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Ullas Naik

Founder and General Partner

Ullas Naik founded Streamlined Ventures with a vision of building a thought-leading investment platform rooted in the philosophical belief that founders of companies are the true heroes of entrepreneurial value creation in our society. Ullas is a seasoned venture capitalist, angel investor, and entrepreneur with almost 30 years of entrepreneurial and early-stage investment experience across more than 600 companies. At Streamlined, Ullas has led seed investments in 21 companies valued at over $1Bn, totaling over $350Bn in market capitalization. Some of these iconic companies include, Applovin (IPO), Doordash (IPO), Rappi, Rigetti (IPO), Forge (IPO), EasyPost, OpenGov (acquisition), FLYR Labs, Rescale, Speechify, Medable, Bolt, TubiTV (acquisition), etc. He is also an investor in numerous venture capital funds. In addition, he helped co-found the full lifecycle investment firm, Cota Capital. Prior to founding Streamlined, Ullas was a senior member of the investment team for 12 years at Globespan Capital and helped build the firm. They had invested in early stage rounds of numerous iconic companies including Palo Alto Networks (IPO), Roku (IPO), Redfin (IPO), UpWork (IPO), BladeLogic (IPO), Virident (acquisition), Q1 Labs (acquisition), Virtusa (IPO), etc.. Before his institutional venture capital investment career, Ullas was a top-ranked Wall Street research analyst at FAC Equities/First Albany. He was recognized by The Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine as a Wall Street All-Star. Prior to that, Ullas received an MBA degree after starting a chemical trading business in India. He also has a bachelor’s degree in organic chemistry.

Zach Lord

Chief Financial Officer

Zach serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Streamlined, bringing deep expertise in fund operations, financial reporting, governance, and tax compliance. He joined the firm in 2019 as the Director of Finance, helping institutionalize our back office over his tenure. Prior to Streamlined, Zach held a dual role at SVB Capital overseeing back office operations, financial reporting, annual tax compliance, and managing the cash, lines of credit, and public securities for all funds, while also serving as the firm's Business Risk Officer. He began his career at Frank, Rimerman + Co., where he earned his CPA and focused on tax compliance and consulting for individuals, startups, and venture capital funds.

Skye Addicks

Operations

Skye comes to Streamlined with a background in project management, administration, communication and design. Before joining Streamlined Ventures, she contributed her skills to a private family office in San Francisco and to a top-producing team at Sotheby’s International Realty. Skye places a strong emphasis on high-touch communication, relationship building, and meticulous attention to detail. A Bay Area native, Skye actively engages with the community and serves on the Board of Ambassadors for the American Cancer Society and the Auxiliary Board for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Skye graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and holds a B.A. in Design.