Kavitark Ram Shriram

Kavitark Ram Shriram (#1011)

Global Rank #1011

Country Rank #379

Country United States

Kavitark Ram Shriram is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 4 B
Google, venture capital
United States
M
69 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,011

Country Rank #379

Net Worth $4.2B

Previous Worth $4.2B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Google, venture capital

Age 69 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Menlo Park, California

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Google, venture capital

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 69

Source Of Wealth Google, venture capital, Self Made

Self Made Score 10

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Menlo Park, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Madras

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $4.2B

Current Net Worth $4.2B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

An early Google backer, Kavitark Ram Shriram has sold of most of his stock but remains on the board of its parent company, Alphabet. Born in India, Shriram studied math at the University of Madras. After moving to the U.S. he joined Netscape in 1994 as an executive. Later he became president of Junglee, an online comparison shopping firm acquired by Amazon in 1998. Ram took on a vice president position at Amazon. He left Amazon and since 2000 has been investing in technology startups through his firm, Sherpalo Ventures. His portfolio includes online invitation service Paperless Post, online HR service provider Gusto and mobile advertising company InMobi.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Kavitark Ram Shriram.

#1137

Billionaires (2026)

#359

Forbes 400 (2020)

Insights

Did You Know?

In 2014, Shriram and his wife donated $61 million to engineering initiatives at Stanford University, which both of his daughters attended and where he is a trustee.

The name of Shriram's VC company, Sherpalo, comes from combining the words sherpa and Palo Alto.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $4.2B (May 4, 2026)