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Deek Velagandula

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Smart Money Rating: 84 out of 100

Principal, Waverley Capital

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Waverley Capital
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Record updated 18 September 2026

About

Deek is a Principal at Waverley Capital. Prior to joining Waverley, he was an investor at Corazon Capital, a Chicago-based venture capital fund focused on investing in consumer technology, marketplace, and media businesses. Deek also spent a number of years at Live Nation Entertainment, first building out the company's digital media + content business, and then within the corporate strategy and M&A groups. Prior to Live Nation, he started his career as a consultant at Bain & Company, working with a number of Fortune 500 corporations and Private Equity funds on strategy, operations, and M&A diligence. Deek earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Northwestern University and also earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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