Where does Aneel Ranadive work?

Aneel Ranadive is Founder of Somacap and Managing Partner at Soma Capital.

What check size does Aneel Ranadive write?

Aneel Ranadive typically writes checks of $100K – $300K.

What companies did Aneel Ranadive found?

Aneel Ranadive founded Somacap.

Where did Aneel Ranadive go to school?

Aneel Ranadive studied at Columbia University (B.S., Mathematics); Menlo School.

Aneel Ranadive

InvestorFounder

Managing Partner at Soma Capital · Founder at Somacap

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $300K checks · typically $2.5M

FoundedSomacap

Midas 2026 · #94

About

Aneel Ranadive, a founder-turned-VC who sold startups like Tag (acquired by Mark Cuban) and GlanceGuide (acquired by Nielsen), brings NBA access and his father's TIBCO Fortune 500 relationships to founders.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

a•••@somacap.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Founder at Somacap

Intro paths

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Experience

Soma CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Tag (Mobile App)CEO and Cofounder2013 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
PinchitCEO and Cofounder2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
NielsenProduct Manager2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
Storm VenturesAnalyst2009
GlanceGuideDirector of Business Development2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
BoredAt, Inc.CEO and Cofounder2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
Banc of America SecuritiesInvestment Banking Analyst2006 — 2007New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Start-ups

From Aneel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Soma Capital

Alan Garcia

Head of Engineering and Data at Soma Capital

Aryan Raigangar

Investor at Soma Capital

Brian Vallelunga

Chairman & Founder at Doppler

Christine Alftin

Head of Platform - GTM at Soma Capital

Fouad Farhat

Investment Partner at Soma Capital

Gustavo Caetano

Investor at Soma Capital

Harlem Atwood-Fitzgerald

Scout at Soma Capital

Irene Koo

Community & Investor at Soma Capital

Network20

Alex RenScout

Founding Partner at Fellows

Ammar AmdaniScout

Managing Partner at Adapt Ventures

Aniq RahmanScout

Managing Partner at Vast Ventures

Brad GarlinghouseScout

Chief Executive Officer at Ripple

Brett BrohlScout

Managing Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc

Daniel GulatiScout

Investor at Treble Capital

Dave AndersonScout

General Partner at Beat Ventures

Founder of Vast Ventures, a manifesto-driven venture fund

Evan ChengScout

Investor at Mysten Labs

Evan TanaScout

General Partner at West Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Aneel Ranadive?: Aneel Ranadive, a founder-turned-VC who sold startups like Tag (acquired by Mark Cuban) and GlanceGuide (acquired by Nielsen), brings NBA access and his father's TIBCO Fortune 500 relationships to founders.
Where does Aneel Ranadive work?: Aneel Ranadive is Founder of Somacap and Managing Partner at Soma Capital.
What does Aneel Ranadive invest in?: Aneel Ranadive invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Aneel Ranadive write?: Aneel Ranadive typically writes checks of $100K – $300K.
What companies did Aneel Ranadive found?: Aneel Ranadive founded Somacap.
Where did Aneel Ranadive go to school?: Aneel Ranadive studied at Columbia University (B.S., Mathematics); Menlo School.