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10 Intel Capital investors
These ten current and former Intel Capital investors have held investing roles at the fund. A reader can learn how investors at Intel Capital approach their work from people who have held the role.
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01—10Abdul Guefor
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director EMEA · Intel Capital
Managing Director EMEA at Intel Capital since 2018, after serving as an Investment Director there (2015–2018). The profile says the role is responsible for managing one of the largest investment programmes in EMEA and describes transacting investments across Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Abdul Guefor is a Board Member at Cambridge Mechatronics and a Board Observer at HERE Technologies.
Andy Fligel
LinkedInExperience: Senior Managing Director · Intel Capital
Senior Managing Director at Intel Capital since 2000, based in the San Francisco Bay Area; the profile describes Andy Fligel as a member of the fund's investment committee and lists current investments and board roles including DataRobot and Immuta. The listing also shows Associate (Robinson-Humphrey) at SunTrust Bank (1995–1999).
Aravind “Avi” Bharadwaj
LinkedInExperience: Investment Partner Director · Intel Capital
Investment Partner Director at Intel Capital since 2022, based in the San Francisco Bay Area; the headline reads Investment Partner at Intel Capital | Enterprise AI Investor. The profile lists investor and board director roles at TrueFoundry and Bria AI, along with investor roles at Scale AI and Higgsfield AI.
Arun Chetty
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Intel Capital · Intel Capital
Former Managing Director at Intel Capital (2011–2025), after serving as a Senior Director there (2004–2011). The profile says Arun Chetty worked with entrepreneurs, industry experts and VCs to source, execute and manage more than 50 investments. The current role is VP and Senior Partner at National Grid Partners (since 2025).
Assaf Araki
LinkedInExperience: Investment Director · Intel Capital
Investment Director at Intel Capital since 2018, based in Palo Alto; the profile describes Assaf Araki as "specializing in AI and data analytics platforms and products." The listing shows investor and board observer roles at Runpod and AI21 Labs, an investor role at Anyscale, and Sponsor and Collaborator at the UC Berkeley Sky Computing Lab.
Jim Pan
LinkedInExperience: Investment Director · Intel Capital
Former Investment Director at Intel Capital (2022–2025), after serving there as Investment Associate (2014–2017), Senior Associate, Investments (2017–2019) and Principal, Strategic Investments (2019–2022). The profile says the Investment Director role "Led strategic investment initiatives focused on enterprise AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and next-generation software platforms." Jim Pan was earlier an Investment Associate at Cisco Investments (2011–2014).
Marc Yi
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · Intel Capital
Former Managing Director at Intel Capital (2000–2017), a director-level general management role held alongside a Vice President, Intel Corporation title at Intel over the same period. Marc Yi has been Managing Partner at OnePrime Capital since 2017, and was earlier an Associate at IFC - International Finance Corporation (1998–2000).
Roi Bar-Kat
LinkedInExperience: Head of Intel Capital Israel · Intel Capital
Head of Intel Capital Israel since 2021, based in Tel Aviv, after serving as Investment Director at Intel Capital (2019–2021). Roi Bar-Kat is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 27), lists an Intel Capital Investor role at Voyantis, and earlier served as Head of the Financial Analysis Desk in the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Corps (2000–2006).
Srini Ananth
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director · Intel Capital
Managing Director at Intel Capital since 2015, based in Santa Clara. Srini Ananth was earlier an Associate Investment Manager at Intel Capital (2012–2013) and Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Development at Intel (2013–2015). The listing also shows Kauffman Fellow, Class 23, and the headline reads "Managing Director at Intel Capital | Deep Tech, AI Infra/Applications | Kauffman Fellow."
Tammi Smorynski
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Intel Capital · Intel
Former Managing Director, Intel Capital at Intel (2019–2024). Tammi Smorynski also held Investment Director, Intel Capital (2005–2019) and Treasury Investment Manager, Intel Capital (2000–2005) at Intel, and was earlier an Associate at J.P. Morgan (1990–1998). The current role is Course Director & Keystone Fellow at the GCV Institute of Global Corporate Venturing (since 2025).
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