Dave Saxena's path to venture investing runs through engineering, biotech, energy, and even Hollywood, where he ran Broad Green Pictures' investment arm—a mix that lines up with his family story of parents who came from India in 1972 with $50, and it shapes how he works with founders as a generalist who fits in with people from any background. Beyond investing at Emles Venture Partners, he's also Emles Advisors' CFO and an authorized signatory on its funds, serves as Executive Chairman of SMSC, and has spent years supporting the education nonprofit Pratham, making him someone who's as involved in finance and governance as he is in backing companies.