Anuj Saigal
FounderFounder at Dataherald Β· Founder at Spark
Los Angeles, California, United States
FoundedDataherald Β· YCSpark Β· YC
About
Anuj Saigal spent approximately a decade working on energy infrastructure projects at SunEdison, EVgo, and the Department of Energy. He previously served as CEO of Dataherald (YC W21) and held a revenue leadership role at Nauto; he holds an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg and an undergraduate degree in Economics from UC Berkeley.
Anuj Saigal @anujsaigal
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Jun 12, 2026
Anuj Saigal @anujsaigal
Permitting was always the part nobody had a clean answer on. We just launched Permit Matrix as a Service at @sparkhq_ai. Project-specific matrices for solar, BESS, data center developers. URL citations. Engineer signed off. This is the version I wished existed at SunEdison.
Jun 12, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Anuj Saigal @anujsaigal
Using an #LLM for natural language data querying is a huge use case, but LLMs don't work out of the box. we've (@DataheraldCo) had an amazing working with @langchain to make this a reality. thanks to the Langhcain team for highlighting it. https://t.co/4UrWHE0sKS
Feb 14, 2024 Β· β₯ 3
Founder at DataheraldYC W21
Intro paths
Anuj went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Anuj can intro founders to Dataherald's investors below.
Dataherald's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Dataherald
Founder at SparkYC W24
Intro paths
Anuj went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer β the partner who ran Spark's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Anuj can intro founders to Spark's investors below.
Spark's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Spark
Experience
- Spark (YC W24)Co-Foundercurrent2024 β present
- Hancock Park VenturesInvestorcurrent2020 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- Dataherald (YC W21)CEO and Co-Founder2020 β 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- NAUTOSenior Director, Enterprise Sales and Revenue Operations2017 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- EVgoGeneral Manager, Enterprise Sales and Partnerships2016 β 2017San Francisco, CA
- SunEdisonDirector, Enterprise and Public Sector Sales, Partnerships2012 β 2016San Francisco, California
- U.S. Department of EnergyClean energy and manufacturing investments - Loan Programs Office2009 β 2010Washington, District Of Columbia
- Lok CapitalInvestment Associate2008 β 2009New Delhi Area, India
- SKS MicrofinanceAssociate - Strategy2007 β 2008Hyderabad Area, India
- JPMorgan ChaseInvestment Banking2005 β 2007New York, New York
Education
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA2010 β 2012
- University of California, BerkeleyBA, Economics
- Y CombinatorCo-founder of Dataherald, W21 batch
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBS, Business
Skills & more
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Renewable EnergyCorporate FinanceInvestmentsEmerging MarketsProject FinanceInvestment BankingSolar EnergyFinanceStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentOperations ManagementUsabilityLanguages Hindi Β· Spanish
- Product Management Fundamentals β LinkedIn
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Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management521
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Also attended Y Combinator1,463
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business511
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spark (YC W24)1
Also worked at NAUTO7
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Also worked at SunEdison15
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