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Karlani Capital

Operating investment fund created by a technology entrepreneur to back and advise early-stage founders

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About Karlani Capital

Karlani Capital is an operating investment fund set up in 2014 by Nooruddin "Rudy" Karsan after he sold the human resources software company Kenexa to IBM. It backs founders at very early stages and helps them grow.

What Karlani Capital offers

Early investment: invests in startups at any stage, including the earliest.
Strategy advice: helps founders set business strategy and future direction.
Operating expertise: partners have run companies through growth and towards public listing.
Light oversight: aims to help with execution rather than add reporting requirements.

Who it works with

Entrepreneurs with original products or services. Partner expertise spans technology, finance, advertising technology, enterprise software, sales, HR, operations, product development, ecommerce, digital marketing, branding, mobile, retail and manufacturing.

Key facts

Founded: 2014
Founder: Nooruddin "Rudy" Karsan
Model: operating fund led by experienced operators

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Founded: 2014 (12 years) evidence sent

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