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Dinesh Katiyar

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Investment team (site shows no titles) at Accel · Board director at Zinier · Board director at Simility · Board director at Paxata

Bangalore

Writes $15M – $70M checks · typically $25M

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About

Early-stage investor focused on AI, cloud/SaaS and enterprise.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaS

Board director at Zinier

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Zinier's investors · 8

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2019Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2019ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2019ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2019Newfund CapitalParis · $250K – $2M checks · since 2019NGP CapitalBerlin · $8M – $12M checks · since 2019Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2019Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Zinier

ADArka Dhar
Arka DharExecutive Officer, Director
AWAndrew Wolf
Andrew WolfCo-founder

Board director at Simility

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Simility's investors · 5

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2015Kortschak Investments L.P.Aspen · $250K – $1M checksPayPal VenturesSan Jose · $1M – $10M checks · since 2017The Valley Fundsince 2017Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Simility

KSKedar Samant
Kedar SamantExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
RP
Rahul PangamExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
UP
Uttam PhalnikarExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Paxata

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Paxata's investors · 6

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2013Celesta CapitalSan Mateo · $5M – $10M checks · since 2013Cisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2013ConvergeCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2013Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2013M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Paxata

DB
David BrewsterDirector
PN
Prakasa NanduriExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. AccelPartnercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. BrizaFounding Directorcurrent2024 — present
  3. DékupleBoard of Advisorscurrent2009 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  4. SayNow (acquired by Google)Co-founder & Advisor2005 — 2011
  5. Citrix SystemsVP Product Management2009 — 2010
  6. TheStoreBookCo-founder & VP, Products2007 — 2008
  7. Small Device (acquired by Digital Chocolate)CEO2005 — 2007
  8. MotorolaMobile Strategy2004 — 2005
  9. KanexaCo-founder2001 — 2003
  10. iLeverage (acquired by E.piphany)Founder & CEO1997 — 2000
  11. SunSoftware Engineer1994 — 1997

Deals · 1

SimilityBoard seat

via Accel · filed Aug 2015 · $5.7M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AkridataAmpoolCreatorStackCrowdAnalytixDelightreeEder LabsEder Labs (dba ColorIt)EffectivMindTicklePaxataPrimaryIOProdigalRapidCanvasSpendfloVComplyZinier

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Accel

Abhinav Chaturvedi
Partner at Accel
Amit Kumar
Investor at Accel
Anand Daniel
Partner at Accel
Andrei Brasoveanu
Investor at Accel
Andrew Braccia
Partner at Accel
Arun Mathew
Investor at Accel
Barath Shankar Subramanian
Partner at Accel
Ben Fletcher
Investor at Accel

Network8

Rich WongScout
Partner at Accel
Sheel MohnotScout
Co-Founder and Partner at Better Tomorrow Ventures
Zhenya LoginovScout
Investor at Accel
Anand Daniel
Partner at Accel
Arun Mathew
Investor at Accel
Barath Shankar Subramanian
Partner at Accel
Ben Fletcher
Investor at Accel
Candice du Fretay
Founder at Outlier Grove

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dinesh Katiyar?
Early-stage investor focused on AI, cloud/SaaS and enterprise.
Where does Dinesh Katiyar work?
Dinesh Katiyar is Investment team (site shows no titles) at Accel and Board director at Zinier and Board director at Simility and Board director at Paxata.
What does Dinesh Katiyar invest in?
Dinesh Katiyar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Dinesh Katiyar write?
Dinesh Katiyar typically writes checks of $15M – $70M.
What boards does Dinesh Katiyar sit on?
Dinesh Katiyar holds tracked board seats at Simility.
What companies has Dinesh Katiyar invested in?
Investments tracked here include Akridata, Ampool, CreatorStack, CrowdAnalytix, Delightree, Eder Labs, Eder Labs (dba ColorIt), Effectiv, MindTickle, Paxata, PrimaryIO, Prodigal, and 5 more.
Where did Dinesh Katiyar go to school?
Dinesh Katiyar studied at Stanford University (PhD, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (B.Tech., Computer Science).

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