Bipul Sinha
InvestorUnicorn founderCo-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Rubrik · Board director at Nutanix
Palo Alto, California
Writes $3M – $20M checks · typically $15M
FoundedRubrik$20.2B
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Nancy WangunlockedBipul: together at Rubrik (2017–2019)
×9Bipul: together at Oracle
×2Bipul: together at Lightspeed Venture Partners
About
Bipul Sinha is a venture partner at Lightspeed, which he joined in 2010, focusing on software, mobile, and Internet sectors with particular interest in cloud services/infrastructure and social utilities/apps. He cofounded Rubrik, where he serves as CEO, and previously worked at Blumberg Capital as founding investor and board member of Nutanix and Hootsuite, along with earlier roles at Oracle, American Megatrends, and IBM. He holds a bachelor of technology in electrical engineering from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaSSocial
Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Rubrik
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Rubrik's investors · 22
Anicut CapitalNew Delhi · $385K – $12M checksBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksChamaeleonSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checksEngineering CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFourth RealmMenlo ParkGaldana VenturesBarcelonaGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksJC2 VenturesMenlo ParkKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksMana VenturesEsteroMS&AD VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $3M checksNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksSparq Capital (SFO)Palo AltoU First CapitalSilicon ValleyVershina CapitalNicosiaWestRiver GroupIssaquah
Co-founders at Rubrik
AN
Arvind NithrakashyapCo-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director
AJ
Arvind JainCo-Founder (former; departed to found Glean)
SM
Soham MazumdarCo-Founder (former)
Board director at Nutanix
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Nutanix's investors · 16
137 VenturesSan FranciscoAccelerator VenturesMiami · $2M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBlumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checksEMERGENT VENTURESSilicon ValleyInventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2016Maccabee VenturesNew York · $200K – $400K checksMoment Ventures, LlcPalo AltoOpen Field CapitalNew YorkPerot JainDallas · $500K checksRiverwood CapitalMenlo Park · $25M – $250M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksStorm VenturesPalo Alto · since 2016Struck CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks
Co-founders at Nutanix
DP
Dheeraj PandeyExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Rubrik, Inc.CEO, Chairman & Co-Foundercurrent2014 — present
- Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartner2010 — 2014
- Blumberg CapitalVenture Investor2008 — 2010
- OracleEngineer to Director - Database Products1999 — 2008
Skills & more
Venture CapitalStart-upsDistributed Systems35Entrepreneurship65Cloud ComputingMergers14Product Management73Program Management13SaaS47Leadership24Investment Banking9Strategic Partnerships93
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InvestmentsMarket AnalysisMobile DevicesMergers & AcquisitionsProduct MarketingScalabilityEnterprise SoftwareBusiness PlanningFrom Bipul's professional profile.
Deals · 1
NutanixBoard seat
via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Sep 2016 · $6.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Rubrik
Board seats
Hootsuite
Investor
BromiumPulse
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.
Network8
Brian HollinsScout
Founder at Collide Capital
Chase Ross EmanuelScout
Investor at Expa
Chris AltchekScout
Scout at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Justin OverdorffScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Adam Goldberg
Investments at Standard Crypto
Adrian Radu
Investor at Khosla Ventures
Alexander Schmitt
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Anshu Sharma
Angel investor
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bipul Sinha?
- Bipul Sinha is a venture partner at Lightspeed, which he joined in 2010, focusing on software, mobile, and Internet sectors with particular interest in cloud services/infrastructure and social utilities/apps. He cofounded Rubrik, where he serves as CEO, and previously worked at Blumberg Capital as founding investor and board member of Nutanix and Hootsuite, along with earlier roles at Oracle, American Megatrends, and IBM. He holds a bachelor of technology in electrical engineering from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from The Wharton School.
- Where does Bipul Sinha work?
- Bipul Sinha is Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Rubrik and Board director at Nutanix.
- What does Bipul Sinha invest in?
- Bipul Sinha invests in Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Social.
- What check size does Bipul Sinha write?
- Bipul Sinha typically writes checks of $3M – $20M.
- What companies did Bipul Sinha found?
- Bipul Sinha founded Rubrik.
- What boards does Bipul Sinha sit on?
- Bipul Sinha holds tracked board seats at Hootsuite, Nutanix, Nutanix.
- What companies has Bipul Sinha invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Rubrik, Bromium, Pulse.
- Where did Bipul Sinha go to school?
- Bipul Sinha studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Major in Finance); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Hons., Electrical Engineering).
- Does Bipul Sinha lead rounds?
- Yes — Bipul Sinha has led 1 tracked investment.
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur mafia141
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Nutanix mafia20
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Blumberg Capital mafia5
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Same school
Also attended The Wharton School2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rubrik, Inc.39
Arvind JainFounder & CEO of GleanNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesNicole PerlrothVenture Partner at Ballistic VenturesMark SmithExecutive Advisor at TCVVasu MurthyCPO Fellow at Mighty CapitalAdam GoldbergInvestments at Standard Crypto
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Also worked at Lightspeed Venture Partners149
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersKishen PatelInvestor at GreycroftSemil ShahInvestor at HaystackMichael MignanoGeneral Partner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Mark XuInvestor at Index VenturesAdrian RaduInvestor at Khosla Ventures
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Also worked at Blumberg Capital38
David J. BlumbergFounder and Managing Partner of Blumberg CapitalBruce TaraginManaging Director at Blumberg CapitalJared KatzenSenior Associate at Blumberg CapitalAnkur JainManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESJaime FelixCFO at AudaciousAndrewInvestor at Exceptional Capital
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