Lak Ananth

About

Lak Ananth is the Global Managing Partner at N47. He leads Next47 and reports to Siemens' Chief Technology Officer. He has spent his career identifying industry-changing disruptions, acting on them as an investor or acquirer. Lak's investment focus is on applications of AI/ML, vertical SaaS, robotics, mobility, and other emerging areas of deep tech. **Background and Education:** * Before Next47, Lak founded and built Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, which combined venture investing and business development for portfolio companies. He advised senior leaders on digital strategies and innovation agendas. * Prior to HP, Lak worked in strategy and corporate development at Cisco Systems, leading acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures. He was instrumental in Cisco's acquisitions of Starent Networks and Meraki, and an investment in Control4. * Earlier in his career, Lak was a Kauffman Fellow and a venture capital investor in Silicon Valley. He invested in companies like Proofpoint, Jasper Wireless, and Open-Silicon. * He also worked with 3i Private Equity in Asia, focusing on growth capital investments and venture capital strategy in North Asia and India. * Lak was a Director with Cambridge Technology Partners in Silicon Valley, managing teams for various clients. * He holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University, and a BE from Guindy Engineering College, India, where he was a Gold Medalist. **Next47:** *