Sharath Keshava Narayana

Sharath Keshava Narayana is a General Partner at Carya Venture Partners based in Palo Alto, California. Before transitioning to venture capital, he served as Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Observe.AI, scaling the enterprise to unicorn status and generating over $15 million in annual recurring revenue. In 2022, he joined Y Combinator-backed Sanas.AI as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, helping drive the company toward a projected $60 million ARR by Q1-2026. Throughout his operating career, Narayana raised over $500 million in venture funding before founding Carya Venture Partners in May 2022. Through Carya's $12 million Fund 1 and $15 million Fund 2, he has invested in over 50 AI startups, including RetellAI, writing initial checks between $250,000 and $1 million to guide early-stage B2B deep tech founders toward product-market fit and Series A readiness.