About
Amrit Saxena is Founder and CEO of SaxeCap, an AI transformation and private equity firm that conducts AI-leveraged buyouts and enterprise transformations. He has led AI transformations across 100+ companies, advised 60+ PE funds including nine of the top ten, and exited two AI companies to PE and Palantir respectively. Saxena holds a B.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University and is an active angel investor in AI, data, and enterprise software companies.
Experience
- SaxeCapFounder, Chief Executive Officercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TechnologyFounder / Investor / Board Membercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- DCM ServicesBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentMinneapolis, MN
- TPG GlobalSenior Advisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford UniversityGraduate AI Head Teaching Assistant2012 — 2014Stanford University
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2011 — 2013Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Teaching Assistant2012Cambridge, MA
Education
- Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
- Stanford University School of EngineeringMaster of Science (M.S.), Management Science & Engineering (Data Science & Operations Research)
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyResearch Science Institute (RSI)
- Aragon High SchoolValedictorian
Skills & more
Java43Python34Matlab24C++23Mathematica10Objective-C8SPSS5HTML7JavaScript8Ruby on Rails6C7Linux4
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CSSAnalytic ThinkingMachine LearningAnalyticsComputer ScienceMathematical AnalysisBusiness StrategySupply Chain OptimizationFinancial AnalysisFinancial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentComputer VisionLanguages English · Hindi · Spanish · Urdu
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Colleagues at SaxeCap Advisors
Abhijeet Singh
Forward Deployed AI Engineer at SaxeCap Advisors
Abhinav Sridharan
Vice President at SaxeCap Advisors
Abhishek Mehandiratta
Staff Software Engineer at SaxeCap Advisors
Akhil Dayal
Vice President at SaxeCap Advisors
Alan Nunez
Software Engineer at SaxeCap Advisors
Alex Bernstein
Vice President at SaxeCap Advisors
Alex Kassan
Senior Advisor at SaxeCap Advisors
Andres Olivares
Forward Deployed Engineer at SaxeCap Advisors
Network3
Ali PartoviScout
CEO at Neo
Tom Preston-WernerScout
Cofounder & General Partner at Preston-Werner Ventures
Walter KortschakScout
Founder at Firestreak Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Amrit Saxena work?
- Amrit Saxena is CEO at SaxeCap Advisors.
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Also attended Stanford University School of Engineering30
David MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesDaniel Porras ReyesAssociate at Flybridge Capital PartnersLily RaakaStrategist at Plum Alley InvestmentsRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundMarco LorenzonVice President at StripesMark W. BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJ
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Shared employers
Also worked at SaxeCap3
Also worked at DCM Services1
Also worked at Stanford University647
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanEngineer, founder, angel investor, author of The Network State, and founder of Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPaul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystBryan OffuttInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)442
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringVyas RamananVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way Ventures
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