Mr Semil Shah

Recent investment activity


KANDO id: 431756

Bio

In 2013, after a string of early-stage startup experiences and successful consulting engagements with prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Semil raised a small fund of his own — dubbed Haystack — and started writing checks into early-stage companies. Today, Semil and Haystack have become leaders in early-stage investing, backing breakout companies across sectors and geographies. Semil’s portfolio includes consumer hits Instacart, DoorDash, Giphy, and Wag, as well as enterprise winners Hashicorp, eShares, Envoy, and ManagedByQ. In 2017, just four years after starting his own fund, Semil was named to the Midas Brink List by Forbes. Semil holds a Master’s degree in Economic Development and Strategy from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Michigan

Career


Lightspeed Management Co LLC

Multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends in the enterprise and consumer sectors.
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Haystack Ventures LLC


Haystack ​Management Co LLC

Institutional venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments.

GGV Capital

Venture capital firm based in the Silicon Valley and China.
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Education

Top investment portfolio themes

Actual initial investment stage

Selected investments

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Profile Country Date Funding
Carta (Carta) Developer of an ownership (cap table) management platform. Series A Initial investment