BK

Biju Kulathakal

Founder and CEO at LightSpeed, Co-founder at Halo Investing

Greater Chicago Area

Investor
VC
Angel

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $4,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $2,000,000.00

Skills

New Business Development
Strategic Planning
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur
Start-ups
Business Strategy
Risk Management
Product Management
Venture Capital
Contract Negotiation
Project Management
Mergers & Acquisitions
Strategic Partnerships
Due Diligence
Business Planning
Investments
Executive Management
Marketing Strategy
Leadership
Strategy

Education

Lists including Biju

AT
AS
AT
AH

All Series A Investors

14748 people

AT
AE
AE
AL

All Pre-Seed Investors

7972 people

Work Experience

L
Lightspeed

2024

  • Founder & CEO

    2024

HI
Halo Investing

2015

  • Co-Founder

    2015

  • CEO & Co Founder

    2015 - 2023

II
Illinois Institute of Technology

2012

  • Computer Science Advisory Board

    2012

OV
OCA Ventures

2012

  • Venture Partner

    2012

TM
TiE Midwest

2010

  • Board Member

    2010

Vidya Foundation

2010

  • Founder

    2010

TB
Trading Block

2007 - 2014

  • Founder

    2007 - 2014

  • Chairman & CEO

    2008 - 2011

Beck Foundation

2004 - 2009

  • Board Member

    2004 - 2009

Redbox (Sold to Coinstar)

2005 - 2009

  • Owner

    2005 - 2009

    Sold to CoinStar(CSTR)

Enterprise Logic Systems

1999 - 2008

  • Master Quant

    1999 - 2008