Where does Abhijit Solanki work?

Abhijit Solanki is Managing Partner at Whiteboard Venture Partners.

What check size does Abhijit Solanki write?

Abhijit Solanki typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.

Where did Abhijit Solanki go to school?

Abhijit Solanki studied at Rutgers University (M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering); PES University (B.E, Electronics and Communication Engineering).

Abhijit Solanki

Investor

Managing Partner at Whiteboard Venture Partners

Palo Alto, California

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K

About

Founder of Whiteboard Venture Partners (2017), focused on enterprise companies. Previously cybersecurity investment lead at NexStar Partners and led a $100M+ security product portfolio at Symantec, with earlier roles at VMware and McKinsey. Holds an MS from Rutgers and a bachelor's from Bangalore University.

Experience

StealthCEO/co-foundercurrent2025 — present
Startups & AcceleratorsAdvisorcurrent2011 — present
Whiteboard Venture PartnersFounder, Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ProofpointStrategic Alliances and Business Development2020 — 2025
NexStar PartnersPrincipal, Venture Capital2016 — 2017Palo Alto, CA | New York, NY
SymantecDirector, Product Management2012 — 2016Mountain View, CA
Veritas Technologies LLCCorporate Strategy2014 — 2015Mountain View, California
Norton LifeLockCorporate Strategy2014 — 2015Mountain View, California
VMwareManager, Strategy & Corporate Development2011 — 2012Palo Alto, CA
McKinsey & CompanySenior Analyst - Advanced Industries2006 — 2011Dallas, TX
Rutgers UniversityTechnology Commercialization Fellow2004 — 2006New Brunswick, NJ
Infosys Technologies LtdSoftware Engineer2002

Skills & more

Strategy89Product Management69Cloud Computing41Management Consulting9Venture Capital9Entrepreneurship6Corporate Development15Business Strategy35Go-to-market Strategy11Market Research11Competitive Analysis9Semiconductors6

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Business IntelligenceBusiness DevelopmentProduct MarketingAnalyticsStart-upsEmerging MarketsRenewable EnergySaaSStrategic PartnershipsCross-functional Team LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Languages English · Hindi

From Abhijit's professional profile.

Deals · 2

SoundCloudSolo GP

via Whiteboard Venture Partners

SlidesSolo GP

via Whiteboard Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Abhijit Solanki?: Founder of Whiteboard Venture Partners (2017), focused on enterprise companies. Previously cybersecurity investment lead at NexStar Partners and led a $100M+ security product portfolio at Symantec, with earlier roles at VMware and McKinsey. Holds an MS from Rutgers and a bachelor's from Bangalore University.
Where does Abhijit Solanki work?: Abhijit Solanki is Managing Partner at Whiteboard Venture Partners.
What check size does Abhijit Solanki write?: Abhijit Solanki typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
Where did Abhijit Solanki go to school?: Abhijit Solanki studied at Rutgers University (M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering); PES University (B.E, Electronics and Communication Engineering).

Same school

Also attended Rutgers University118

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Also attended PES University12

Prashanth RangaswamyHead of Operations at Alium Capital Shivani KulkarniAssociate Vice President at Prime Venture Partners Namratha KuchangiAssociate, Investor Relations at Inflexor Ventures Prithvi RamadhyaniDirector at IndigoEdge Sreedhar RadhakrishnanPrincipal in Residence at Team Ignite Ventures Manish SinghFounder at Castled.io

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Shared employers

Also worked at Proofpoint10

Dale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture Partners Darren LeeInvestor at EPIC VENTURES Joe HorowitzManaging General Partner at Icon Ventures Rob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital Partners Rob ChaplinskyCo-Founder & Managing Director at Link Ventures John DelaneyPrincipal at Greylock Partners

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Also worked at NexStar Partners1

Istvan JonyerManaging Partner at Sidespin Ventures

Also worked at Symantec85

AyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures Steve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group Saket SrivastavaInvestor at Foundation Capital Geyer JonesFormer Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Security at Scale Venture Partners Doug NealManaging Director at eLab Ventures Ted SchleinGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures

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Also worked at Veritas Technologies LLC13

Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill Ventures Cameron BaharVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Abhi DinkarAdvisor - Enterprise Technology at Augment Ventures Shirish DeodharInvestor at Pentathlon Ventures Raphel FinelliMarketing Principal at TDK Ventures Benjamin NyeManaging Partner at Venture Guides Management, L.P.

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