Apoorva Pandhi
InvestorManaging Director at Zetta Venture Partners · Board director at Manifest Data Labs, Inc. · Board director at Electric Sheep Robotics, Inc.
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5.5M
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James DetweilerunlockedApoorva: together at Zetta Venture Partners (2022)
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About
Managing Director at Zetta focused on early-stage AI/ML, data infrastructure, and cloud-native infra startups. Previously invested at Lightspeed Ventures and Foundation Capital, co-founded NLP/ML startup Funnl Labs, and was a GTM/sales leader at Quid; holds an engineering degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Wharton.
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Board director at Manifest Data Labs, Inc.
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Manifest Data Labs, Inc.'s investors · 2
Co-founders at Manifest Data Labs, Inc.
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Chad SandersonExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Electric Sheep Robotics, Inc.
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Electric Sheep Robotics, Inc.'s investors · 1
Co-founders at Electric Sheep Robotics, Inc.
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Naganand MurtyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Zetta Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Tabular (now part of Databricks)Seed/A & Series B Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MotherDuckSeed, Series A & Series B Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NaïveSeries A Investorcurrent2026 — present
- Outerbounds (acq. by Anaconda)Seed & Series A Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NebulockPre-Seed, Seed & Series A Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GableSeed & Series A Investor / Boardcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pulse Security AI, Inc.Seed Investor / Boardcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Guardrails AISeed Investor / Boardcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ClericSeed Investor / Boardcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GTMfor.devCo-Hostcurrent2025 — present
- Foundation CapitalPartner2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- BlueskySeed Investor2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Fennel (acquired by Databricks)Seed Investor / Board2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Electric Sheep RoboticsSeed & Series A Investor / Board2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- 'nuffsaid (acquired)Seed Investor2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Arize AIBoard Observer2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Memora HealthSeed Investor2020 — 2022
- OpsMxBoard Observer2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- QuidVice President, Enterprise2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CodeYetiAdvisor2015 — 2016
- Funnl Labs LLCCofounder2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersAssociate2010 — 2013
- A.T. KearneyConsultant2008 — 2010
Skills & more
Educational Technology3Venture Capital77Entrepreneurship43Predictive Modeling14Management Consulting55Strategic Planning10Financial Modeling21Market Entry8Analytics12Corporate Development6Valuation5Mergers & Acquisitions14
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Investments
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Electric Sheep RoboticsGableGuardrails AINaivePulse Security AI
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Colleagues at Zetta Venture Partners
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Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Ashley Fontana
General Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Cathrin Stickney
Venture Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Dylan Reid
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Jocelyn Goldfein
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Mark Gorenberg
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Thaxter Sharp
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
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Ash Fontana
Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners
Cathrin Stickney
Venture Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Dylan Reid
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
James Alcorn
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
Jocelyn Goldfein
Investor at Zetta Venture Partners
Thaxter Sharp
Partner at Zetta Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Apoorva Pandhi?
- Managing Director at Zetta focused on early-stage AI/ML, data infrastructure, and cloud-native infra startups. Previously invested at Lightspeed Ventures and Foundation Capital, co-founded NLP/ML startup Funnl Labs, and was a GTM/sales leader at Quid; holds an engineering degree from IIT Delhi and an MBA from Wharton.
- Where does Apoorva Pandhi work?
- Apoorva Pandhi is Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners and Board director at Manifest Data Labs, Inc. and Board director at Electric Sheep Robotics, Inc..
- What check size does Apoorva Pandhi write?
- Apoorva Pandhi typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- What companies has Apoorva Pandhi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Electric Sheep Robotics, Gable, Guardrails AI, Naive, Pulse Security AI.
- Where did Apoorva Pandhi go to school?
- Apoorva Pandhi studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (Bachelor of Technology - BTech); The Wharton School (MBA - Major in Management (Entrepreneurship), Marketing & Operations).
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