Bharat Sajnani
InvestorVP Investments and Portfolio Development at Nielsen Innovate
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Bharat Sajnani is Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Datadog, where he leads initiatives across AI startups, hyperscalers, product strategy, and AI tooling, reporting directly to the CEO. Previously, he held leadership roles at Square in payments and fintech products, and at Blackstone and Nielsen in technology investments and M&A. He holds degrees from the University of Texas in electrical and computer engineering and an MBA from Harvard Business School, with early-stage startup experience as a founding engineer at NeonYoyo.
Experience
- DatadogSVP, Head of Corp Dev, Hyperscalers, Startups, FDE, and AI Toolingcurrent2026 β present
- DatadogSVP, Head Of Corporate Development, Hyperscalers, Startups and AI Tooling2024 β 2026
- DatadogSVP, Head of Corporate Development and New Platforms2022 β 2024
- DatadogVP, Head of Corporate Development and New Platforms2021 β 2022
- DatadogHead of Corporate Development2020 β 2021
- SquareM&A and Biz Dev Leader2017 β 2020
- NielsenSr Director of Corp Dev and Strategic Finance for Nielsen Digital2014 β 2017
- Fab.comHead Of Corporate Development and Finance2013 β 2014New York / London / Berlin
- BlackstoneVice President / Sr. Associate2010 β 2013Greater New York City Area
- DellDirector, Product Development - Dell Cloud Solutions2003 β 2008Austin, Texas Area
- NeonYoyo / InterwovenFounding Member / Backend engineer2001 β 2002
- NI (National Instruments)Software Engineer1998 β 2001
Education
- Harvard UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2008 β 2010
- The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Science, Computer Engineering2002 β 2004
- The University of Texas at AustinB.S, Electrical Engineering1998 β 2001
Skills & more
BloombergStrategy46Strategic Planning5Financial Modeling25Private Equity15Venture Capital13Entrepreneurship7Mergers5Valuation13Start-ups23Competitive Analysis8Financial Analysis4
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Business StrategyManagement ConsultingProduct ManagementDue DiligenceBusiness DevelopmentCorporate FinanceFinanceMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentEmerging MarketsPortfolio ManagementAnalyticsFrom Bharat's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,173
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin247
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAaron LiuPrincipal at NorthzoneAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at GreycroftMichael HsuSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Datadog25
Kira BusmanInvestor at Index VenturesShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalDan FougereInvestor at Index VenturesEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Thomas LoverroInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Nielsen36
Andrew HongVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalAndrew FurmanSoftware Developer at Asymmetric Capital PartnersMark BlakeStrategy & Corporate Development Leader at Joyance PartnersRishi SriramInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALRon BloomGeneral Partner at Commonweal VenturesLouis DieselVenture Partner at Cadron Capital Partners
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Also worked at Fab.com6
Melody KohPartner and Chief Product Officer at NextView VenturesBeth FerreiraInvestor at Salkantay VenturesMaria MollandAdvisor at Overwater Ventures LlcRenee WongChief Financial Officer at SuperlayerTracy DoreeVenture Partner at Entrepreneur FirstAnh GiangProject Innovation Director | Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners
Also worked at Dell129
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupGil GorenPartner at 83NorthMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersLisa RobertsChief Product Officer at Mercury Fund
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Colleagues at Nielsen Innovate
Adi Regev
Sales Director at Unilever Israel at Nielsen Innovate
Arie Shen
Strategic Business Advisor at Nielsen Innovate
Aviv Hod
Media & XR expert at Nielsen Innovate
Baljit Singh
SVP, Global Head of Corporate Development, Nielsen at Nielsen Innovate
Dani Sherf
Business Mentor at IDCBeyond at Nielsen Innovate
David Toothaker
Founder & CEO of Full Sail Ventures LLC at Nielsen Innovate
Dov Yarkoni
Managing Director at Nielsen Innovate
Dr. Gali Einav
Digital Media Professor at IDC and Strategy Consultant at TMT at Nielsen Innovate



















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