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Jai Das

Investor

President at Sapphire Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Writes $10M – $100M checks Β· typically $25M

About

Jai Das is President, Partner and Co-Founder at Sapphire Ventures with over 15 years of investment experience, joining the firm in 2006 after roles at Oracle, Intel Capital, Agilent Ventures, and MVC Capital. He focuses on enterprise software including AI/ML, data analytics, security, open source, DevOps, and crypto, and holds a B.Sc. from Brown University and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth.

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Jai Das @jai_das

In my two decades of investing, I've seen the dot-com bubble, the rise of SaaS, mobile, and cloud. Every shift produced the same debate: real or hype. The answer is always both, and telling the difference is the job. AI has pushed all of us back to the beginning, rethinking https://t.co/rc3N5Jqb15

Jul 22, 2026 Β· β™₯ 3

Jai Das @jai_das

I was a huge Messi but no more after seeing his behavior during this match. Tons of Messi jerseys in the donation pile now!!! https://t.co/bBJeAfaAef

Jul 21, 2026 Β· β™₯ 1

Jai Das @jai_das

We at @SapphireVC have been a long time supporter of these incredible CEO’s (@sudheenair and @jainarvind) and investors in the incredible companies (@Tiny_Fish, @glean and @thoughtspot) that they have founded and led. Great to see them working together. https://t.co/wQw9CGLkU0

Jun 10, 2026 Β· β™₯ 7

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Experience

  1. Sapphire VenturesPresident, Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2019 β€” presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. Sapphire VenturesManaging Director2006 β€” 2018Palo Alto, CA
  3. RainBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  4. HuntressBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” presentFlorida, United States
  5. CyeraBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  6. Temporal TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2026 β€” present
  7. GleanInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  8. Defense UnicornsBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  9. ThoughtSpotBoard Membercurrent2018 β€” present
  10. CohesityBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  11. DataRobotBoard Membercurrent2018 β€” present
  12. NetskopeInvestorcurrent2017 β€” present
  13. CircleCIBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  14. YugabyteBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. JumpCloudBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” presentColorado, United States
  16. SimpplrBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. ZestyBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  18. ClariBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  19. Verbit.aiBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  20. UJETBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present

Education

  1. The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship & Marketing
  2. Brown UniversityB.Sc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Skills & more

Start-ups65Venture Capital57Corporate Development28Mergers4Private Equity16Mergers & Acquisitions11Entrepreneurship24Cloud Computing10Portfolio Management4Finance4Analytics9Investments5
+9 moreBusiness DevelopmentCRMStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLeadershipManagementStrategy

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Same school

Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business443

Prashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankGlebFounder and Managing Partner at iTech CapitalRavi RajamonyVice President at March Capital Partners

+ 437 more

Also attended Brown University303

Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO of Figma

+ 297 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Huntress12

Justin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesCasber WangOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesRyan MorrisonPartner at Founders Circle CapitalSuken VakilPartner at JMI EquityAlex KurlandPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersErnie BioManaging Director at ForgePoint Capital

+ 6 more

Also worked at Yugabyte8

Anders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesVivek GopalanInvestment Team at 8VCDeepak JeevankumarManaging Director at Dell Technologies CapitalJames EphratiPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersRob WardCo-Founder and Partner at Meritech Capital PartnersBhaskar β€œBG” GhoshPartner and CTO at 8VC

+ 2 more

Also worked at Uptycs6

Gil BeydaFounder at Genacast VenturesFrances SchwiepPartner at Two Sigma VenturesAlberto YΓ©pezCo-Founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint CapitalMatt CarbonaraManaging Director at Citi VenturesDavid ZilbermanGeneral Partner at Norwest Venture Partners

+ 1 more

Also worked at Privacera2

Shirish SathayePartner at Cervin VenturesJulian MarcuVice President at Insight Partners

Investments

Investor

AlteryxBlockdaemonCircleCICohesityCyeraDataRobotDefense UnicornsFive9GleanHuntressJfrogJumpCloudMuleSoftNetskopeNutanixRainSimpplrTemporalThoughtSpotUJET

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Colleagues at Sapphire Ventures

Abigail Johnson
Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Sapphire Ventures
Adam Liu
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Aditya Reddy
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Adrian Kania
Senior Associate at Sapphire Ventures
Alex Lehman
Vice President at Sapphire Ventures
Anders Ranum
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Andrea Scholz
Senior Executive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
Andreas Weiskam
Partner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, focused on European investments

Network1

Brian Paul
Partner at Tenaya Capital

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