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Ekta Dang

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Founder and Managing Partner, U First Capital

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U First Capital
Title
Founder and Managing Partner
Role
Managing partner
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Record updated 4 October 2026

About

Dr Ekta Dang has been a successful Corporate Executive, Speaker and Writer in Silicon Valley for almost two decades. She is currently the Founder and CEO of U First Capital which provides Venture Capital as a Service to mid-size and large Corporations. Ekta has solid experience both in Venture Capital and on Operating side at Intel. She has driven investment deals in several areas (eCommerce, Security, IoT, etc). She is a seasoned Industry Executive with over 15 years of experience in Product, Business Development and Venture Capital. She brings a stellar network from the Venture Capital and Corporate world to the startups. She is a startup enthusiast and is a mentor at Alchemist Accelerator, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Google Launchpad, etc.

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Education
She has a PhD in Physics and is a graduate of UC Berkeley Haas School's Venture Capital program.Source (opens in a new tab)

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