# Saagar Kulkarni

> Partner @ Stripes

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/saagarkulkarni

Co-lead Stripes enterprise team and invest in incredible founders building amazing products.

## Work Experience
### Partner @ Stripes
Jan 2016 – Present | Greater New York City Area

### Investor @ Ramp
Jan 2024 – Present
Led Dec 24 tender

### Investor @ OpenAI
Jan 2025 – Present

### Series B Investor & Board @ Pleo
Jan 2019 – Present | Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Led Series B

### Series C Investor & Board @ monday.com
Jan 2018 – Present | Tel Aviv Area, Israel
IPO June 2021 (NASDAQ: MNDY)

### Series C Investor & Board @ Connecteam
Jan 2021 – Present

### Series B Investor & Board @ CarOnSale
Jan 2021 – Present

### Series B Investor & Board @ Oyster®
Jan 2021 – Present

### Series C Investor & Board @ Lithic
Jan 2021 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Series B/C Investor & Board @ Legion Technologies
Jan 2020 – Present | Redwood City, California, United States

### Series B Investor & Board @ Balto
Jan 2021 – Present

### Series B Investor & Board @ Novo
Jan 2021 – Present

### Series B Investor & Board @ Frontegg
Jan 2022 – Present

### Series B Investor & Board @ Verbit.ai
Jan 2019 – Present | Tel Aviv Area, Israel

### Series B Investor @ Cypress.io
Jan 2020 – Present

### Series C Investor & Board @ Paradox
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025
Acquired by Workday (Sept 2025)

### Series B Investor & Board @ Memfault
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
Acquired by Nordic Semiconductor (OTCMKTS: NDCVF) in July 2025

### Series A Investor @ SPINS
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | Greater Chicago Area
Continued support as part of Warburg Pincus led growth investment in Jan 2021

### Series B Investor & Board @ BacklotCars
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Acquired by KAR Global (NYSE: KAR) for $425M in Nov 2020, 18 months after leading the Series B

### Office of the CEO @ Earnest Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
Earnest is a student lending business that was acquired by Navient in 2017.  Reported directly to the CEO in a cross-functional role.

### Associate @ Berkshire Partners LLC
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
Evaluated new investment opportunities and actively supported portfolio companies for a $16B private equity firm. Served as Board Observer for two portfolio companies and worked with company senior leadership to create and implement strategic and operational initiatives. Developed and presented investment materials and recommendations to investment committee.

### Associate Consultant @ Bain & Company
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Greater Chicago Area
Addressed complex business challenges for corporate clients through market, financial, operational, and strategic analyses.  Developed recommendations and presented results to client senior management.


## Education
### Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Harvard Business School

### Bachelor of Arts in Majors: Math Methods in the Social Sciences, Economics; Kellogg Certficate in Financial Economics
Northwestern University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kulkarnisaagar

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Last updated: 2026-04-07