Schwark Satyavolu

About Schwark Satyavolu

Fin­tech, AI and secu­ri­ty are excit­ing, but they’re also full of noise and hype. I seek out entre­pre­neurs who are build­ing long-term busi­ness oppor­tu­ni­ties and lay­ing the fun­da­men­tal build­ing blocks for the tech­nol­o­gy-based ecosys­tems of our future.

Why did you want to pur­sue a career in ven­ture capital?

I co-founded the two Fintech companies Yodlee (YDLE, acquired by Envestnet in 2015) and Truaxis (a Trinity portfolio company acquired by Mastercard). I also ran a $200 million division of Mastercard and served as a public company executive at LifeLock (acquired by Symantec). I use my experience as both a founder and an operator at multiple scales of business to help other entrepreneurs build companies that last. I know firsthand what it's like to create and scale businesses. I love mentoring new teams experiencing the thrill of turning their dreams into reality. It's a joy to help them grow at every stage of their business. 

What kinds of invest­ments do you pur­sue at Trinity?

I focus on early stage investments in fintech, security and artificial intelligence startups. Today, financial services are becoming so integrated and seamless that they’re enabling a new wave of innovation. As such, I'm particularly interested in fintech companies enabling the financial services ecosystem of our future. An engineer by background and decades-long financial services insider, I love diving into the domain-specific and technological nitty-gritty while also supporting founders in mapping out their high-level strategies and short- and long-term goals for success. 

What do you do when you’re not work­ing with port­fo­lio companies?

I'm a self-proclaimed gadget junkie and have custom programmed my household with every IoT device imaginable. As a lifelong inventor fascinated by how things work, it has been fun to teach my two kids the joys of tinkering -- whether it's with kinetic robotics or lines of code.