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 over 25 years of entrepreneurial and early-stage investment experience across more than 500 companies. 

At Streamlined, Ullas has led seed investments in almost 20 companies each valued at over $1Bn including iconic companies such as Doordash (IPO), Applovin (IPO), Rappi, Forge (IPO), EasyPost, OpenGov (acquisition), FLYR Labs, Rescale, Flip, Speechify, Medable, Bolt, TubiTV (acquisition), etc. Over the last 25 years, he has seed/angel invested in nearly 150 companies. 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 Ventures, 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.

Ullas Naik

Founder and General Partner

Lukas is a Partner at Streamlined. He initially joined the firm in 2021 as a junior member of the investment team. Lukas has had a lifelong affinity for entrepreneurship after moving to the US from his home country of Austria, seeing how founders drive societal progress thanks to the capitalist system of this country. Throughout his years with the firm he has invested in companies across fintech, AI applications, computing infrastructure, and more.

Prior to joining Streamlined, Lukas began his career with global consulting firm A.T. Kearney. He worked extensively in the TMT & Private Equity practices and engaged with clients in North America, LATAM, and Europe. Lukas had the chance to work on numerous acquisitions in the semiconductor industry, fintech acquisitions on the behalf of large banks, and late stage software acquisitions. He also performed pro-bono advisory work for early-stage founders in his personal time, which got him sweat equity and the right to invest in high performing startups. Lukas graduated from Babson College, where he earned a B.S. in Finance & Entrepreneurship and was a 4-year varsity athlete.

Lukas Linemayr

Partner

Zach brings strong experience in fund operations, financial reporting,
and tax compliance to Streamlined Ventures.

Prior to starting at Streamlined, Zach focused on back office operations and financial reporting at SVB Capital. Zach spearheaded SVB Capital’s annual tax compliance and provided quarterly financial statement reviews while managing the cash, lines of credit, and public securities for all funds.

Zach began his career in public accounting at Frank, Rimerman + Co where he passed all four sections of the CPA exam.  In his time at Frank, Rimerman + Co., Zach focussed in tax compliance and consulting for individuals, start-ups, and venture capital funds.

Zach holds a bachelor of science in accounting and economics from the University of Arizona.

Zach Lord

Chief Financial Officer 

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.

Skye Addicks

Operations

Chase is an Associate on the investment team at Streamlined Ventures. Prior to Streamlined, he was a Senior Associate in the Private Equity practice at Strategy&, PwC’s global strategy consulting team. While there, he conducted due diligence for prominent private equity sponsors investing in the TMT and Healthcare sectors. He also advised PE portfolio companies on strategic M&A, complex carve outs / divestitures, and post-deal value creation strategy. He started his career within Carta’s Venture Capital Services, gaining experience in cap table modeling, portfolio monitoring, and product management. Chase received a B.S. in Finance with a minor in Economics from the University of Oregon.

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