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Amit Somani

Investor

Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners

India

Writes $1M – $4M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Amit Somani has over 20 years of experience in the technology and internet industries and is active in India's early-stage startup ecosystem. He previously served as Chief Products Officer at MakeMyTrip, where he led the online product portfolio and was part of the leadership team during its 2010 NASDAQ listing, and earlier held product leadership roles in search, mobile, and advertising at Google, as well as directing the enterprise search and discovery business at IBM in San Jose. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from IIT Varanasi and a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and holds seven US patents.

Contact· published on Amit's own website

Experience

  1. Prime Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentBangalore
  2. The/Nudge InstituteFounding Angelcurrent2022 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  3. MakeMyTrip.comAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2016Gurgaon, India
  4. MakeMyTrip.comChief Products Officer2010 — 2014Gurgaon, India
  5. Google, IncGroup Product Manager, Google AdWords Keyword Recommendations2009 — 2010
  6. Google, IncHead of Mobile Products, Asia-Pacific2008 — 2009
  7. Google, IncProduct Management Head, Search, Consumer & Infrastructure2007 — 2008
  8. IBM Silicon Valley LabDirector, Discovery Products2001 — 2007
  9. IBM Almaden Research CenterSoftware Engineer1995 — 2001

Skills & more

Start-ups47Product Management99Entrepreneurship30E-commerce80Mobile Devices30User Experience19Mobile Applications19Analytics14Software Development15Competitive Analysis11Enterprise SearchMobile Computing
+5 moreStrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareManagementLeadership

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Colleagues at Prime Venture Partners

Aastha Chandhok
Head of Talent and HR at Prime Venture Partners
Alok Garodia
CFO at Prime Venture Partners
Brij Bhushan
Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners
Deven Sheth
Vice President, Fund Operations at Prime Venture Partners
Esha Gupta
Associate Finance Controller at Prime Venture Partners
Gaurav Ranjan
Vice President at Prime Venture Partners
Jerome Manuel
Head of Marketing at Prime Venture Partners
Manjula Bopanna
Senior Office Manager / EA at Prime Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amit Somani?
Amit Somani has over 20 years of experience in the technology and internet industries and is active in India's early-stage startup ecosystem. He previously served as Chief Products Officer at MakeMyTrip, where he led the online product portfolio and was part of the leadership team during its 2010 NASDAQ listing, and earlier held product leadership roles in search, mobile, and advertising at Google, as well as directing the enterprise search and discovery business at IBM in San Jose. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from IIT Varanasi and a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and holds seven US patents.
Where does Amit Somani work?
Amit Somani is Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners.
What check size does Amit Somani write?
Amit Somani typically writes checks of $1M – $4M.
Where did Amit Somani go to school?
Amit Somani studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (MS, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering); St Xaviers Loyola Hall.

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Shared employers

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