Karthik Rampalli is an Indian venture capitalist employed at Beyond Next Ventures, Tokyo. Karthik is highly passionate about investing in digital transformation and industry 5.0 sectors, including semiconductors and chips, 5G/6G deployments, cybersecurity, and AI. Before joining Beyond Next Ventures (BNV), Karthik played a pivotal role in advancing open innovation projects in collaboration with Japanese enterprises at an AI startup and Deloitte. He has contributed actively to investments in Japanese CVC funds and startups in India and the US. Karthik is an active member of communities such as Global Shapers (an initiative by the World Economic Forum), deep-tech startup communities, and investor communities (PE, VC/CVC, angels) worldwide. Karthik is a recipient of the prestigious MEXT Scholarship. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he majored in Information Technology, focusing on AI and deep learning. Karthik is fluent in Japanese, English, Hindi, Telugu, and basic German.