Manish Singhal
InvestorFounding Partner at pi Ventures
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Writes $1M – $3M checks
About
Manish Singhal, an operator-turned-investor who co-founded LetsVenture and spent 20 years in video/comms engineering, launched an AI-focused deep‑tech fund, investing extremely selectively (1,100→11) in IP/product-led space, semiconductor, quantum companies.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechRoboticsSpace Tech
Experience
- pi VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2016 — presentBangalore
- Investor & Board Member @ ManyInvestor & Board Membercurrent2010 — present
- LetsVentureCo-Founder & CEO2013 — 2014Bengaluru Area, India
- Sling Media (Acquired by Dish Network Corporation)General Manager2005 — 2010
- Ittiam Systems Pvt LtdSenior Manager, Audio-Video Systems Group2001 — 2005
- MotorolaHead @ Algorithms1994 — 2001Motorola Labs @ Schaumburg
- Tata Elxsi Pvt LtdSenior Engineer1992 — 1994
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, KanpurB Tech, Electrical Engineering1988 — 1992
Skills & more
Business Strategy99Mentoring54Angel Investing28Business Advisory8Innovative Business Models2Technology15Start-ups99Business Coaching12Executive Coaching7Innovation8Product Development86Team Leadership7
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Business ModelingStrategyEntrepreneurshipTalent ManagementGo-to-market StrategyEmbedded SystemsStrategic PlanningLeadershipExecutive ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingFrom Manish's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur62
HemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersVeenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Shantanu NigamManaging Partner at SeedToBNakul MandanFounder & Partner at AudaciousJatin GargAI Lead at Audacious
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Shared employers
Also worked at LetsVenture9
Aastha ThilwalCommunication Manager, Portfolio & Investor Communications at Eximius VenturesGanesh NayakFundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture PartnersSpurthi NaiduPeople & Talent Lead at Avataar Venture PartnersSaswat SundarInvestor at Fundamental VCAbhishek RathiInvestor at Fundamental VCHarsh MehtaAssociate at BLinC Invest
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Also worked at Ittiam Systems Pvt Ltd1
Also worked at Motorola73
Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersClint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at Converge
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