# Carol Deslandes

> Carol Deslandes is a startup investor at Kinetic Ventures. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kinetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kinetic-ventures)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-deslandes-243bba15/

Carol Deslandes is a startup investor at Kinetic Ventures. Carol Deslandes is Owner at Kinetic Ventures.

## About Kinetic Ventures

VC Fund · Chevy Chase, United States

Kinetic Ventures is a leading venture capital investor in high growth, industry defining communications, information and power/clean technology companies. For over two decades they have partnered with outstanding entrepreneurs to build world-class enterprises. Kinetic is gratified to be partners with many remarkable entrepreneurs in thecreation of industry defining companies like Ciena, VerticalOne, Corvis, Cerent, Peace Software, Broadware, APX, Calix, Altierre and SmartSynch.Kinetic Ventures VIII, capitalized by corporate pension, endowment and family office investors primarily invests in early stage companies. They also selectively invest in seed and growth stage opportunities. Areas of focus for the fund include:- Communications. Solutions that bring greater speed, functionality, usability or accessibility to voice, data and video networks.- Information Technology. Solutions that deliver greater efficiency, collaboration, security and functionality to users.- Power/Clean Technology. Solutions for the power and related industries that take advantage of the ongoing and rapid evolution in communications, information and energy technologies.

5 contacts available at Kinetic Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nelson Chu | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nelson-chu |
| Cam Lanier | Senior Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cam-lanier |
| Campbell B. Lanier | Senior Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/campbell-b-lanier |
| Carol Deslandes | Owner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carol-deslandes |
| Claudia Pagano | Fund Administrator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claudia-pagano |

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