Deepthi Madhava studied computer science, earned an MBA from Indian School of Business, and spent 11 years at Deloitte doing due diligence and researching industry trends, and she carries that same diligence-heavy approach into her work at Oregon Venture Fund, where she runs diligence sprints and openly walks founders through the math behind why only about 1% of companies they meet get funded, such as a $10M company needing to sell for roughly $290M to hit a 40% return. Beyond investing, she has helped build up Oregon's tech and startup community by organizing PDX AI Demo Night, setting up OVF's portfolio-company job board, speaking about the state's semiconductor advantage alongside groups like Mueon, and serving on boards such as the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and Catlin Gabel School.