Where does Amit Sridharan work?

Amit Sridharan is General Partner at First Rays Venture Partners and Board director at Arnica.

What check size does Amit Sridharan write?

Amit Sridharan typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.

Where did Amit Sridharan go to school?

Amit Sridharan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master's degree, Business Administration and Management); Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (Bachelor of Technology); Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (Master of Business Administration).

Amit Sridharan

Investor

General Partner at First Rays Venture Partners · Board director at Arnica

Palo Alto, California

Writes $1M – $2M checks · typically $1.5M

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Amit: together at Databricks

About

Amit Sridharan is co-founder and managing partner at First Rays Venture Partners, where he invests in AI-native systems across data platforms, agentic workflows, cybersecurity, and enterprise automation. Previously, he led U.S. investments at Mahindra Ventures, invested at Pear VC and Spruce Capital Partners, and worked on enterprise infrastructure at the Tata Group. His portfolio includes Databricks, Reposify (acquired by CrowdStrike), and Wootcloud (acquired by Netskope); he holds degrees from Stanford GSB, IIM, and IIT, and serves as co-president of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Silicon Valley.

Board director at Arnica

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Arnica's investors · 2

First Rays Venture PartnersSan Francisco · since 2021 Joule VenturesTel Aviv · $1M – $3M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Arnica

Eran MedanSecretary and Chief Technology Officer

Nir VeltmanExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

First Rays Venture PartnersCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
DatabricksInvestorcurrent2023 — present
Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Silicon ValleyCo Presidentcurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States

Colleagues at First Rays Venture Partners

Alok Nandan

Managing Partner at First Rays Venture Partners

Jenny Sohn

General Partner at First Rays Venture Partners

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Alok Nandan

Managing Partner at First Rays Venture Partners

Brian Rosenzweig

Partner at Joule Ventures

Dafna Winocur Biran

Partner at Joule Ventures

Eric Carlborg

General Partner at Lobby Capital

Jenny Sohn

General Partner at First Rays Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Amit Sridharan?: Amit Sridharan is co-founder and managing partner at First Rays Venture Partners, where he invests in AI-native systems across data platforms, agentic workflows, cybersecurity, and enterprise automation. Previously, he led U.S. investments at Mahindra Ventures, invested at Pear VC and Spruce Capital Partners, and worked on enterprise infrastructure at the Tata Group. His portfolio includes Databricks, Reposify (acquired by CrowdStrike), and Wootcloud (acquired by Netskope); he holds degrees from Stanford GSB, IIM, and IIT, and serves as co-president of Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Silicon Valley.
Where does Amit Sridharan work?: Amit Sridharan is General Partner at First Rays Venture Partners and Board director at Arnica.
What check size does Amit Sridharan write?: Amit Sridharan typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.
Where did Amit Sridharan go to school?: Amit Sridharan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master's degree, Business Administration and Management); Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (Bachelor of Technology); Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (Master of Business Administration).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Silicon Valley11

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