Lokesh Sikaria is the Founder and Managing Director at Moneta Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Folsom, CA that invests in technology companies. Since 2014, Moneta Ventures has invested in over 45 companies. In 2018, Lokesh was named as one of the top national influencers in Finance from The Business Journals. Prior to starting Moneta Ventures, Lokesh was the Founder and CEO of Sparta Consulting, a global IT consulting firm. Sparta grew to over $125 million in revenue in just five years and was acquired by KPIT Cummins. Prior to this, Lokesh served as the Chief Operating Officer at Rapidigm, Inc. managing more than $250 million in annual revenue. Lokesh began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in San Francisco after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science.