Namrata Ganatra
InvestorVenture Partner at Anamcara
Menlo Park, California
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Experience
- Self-EmployedCo-Founder & Instructor at AI-Native Builderscurrent2025 — present
- BigBet VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- XeroSVP/Exec GM of Payments & Payroll2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- PipeChief Product & Technology Officer2022 — 2024
- Storepath AI (Acquired)Founder & CEO, Board Director2019 — 2022Menlo Park, California, United States
- CoinbaseSenior Director of Payments (Engineering and Product)2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- MetaHead of Engineering for Facebook Payments2013 — 2017Menlo Park, California
- PayPalSenior Engineering Manager2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Zong (acquired by PayPal/eBay)Principal Software Engineer / Tech Lead2010 — 2011
- MicrosoftSenior Staff Software Engineer2008 — 2010
- MAQ SoftwareSenior Software Engineer2005 — 2007
Skills & more
AI Productivity2AI Agents1Generative AI1Guest Lecturing1University Lecturing1E-Commerce2Payroll Services2Software as a Service (SaaS)1Early Stage Investment1Venture Capital1Start-up Ventures1FinTech3
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Large Language Models (LLM)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Operating SystemsC#PythonSQLWeb ServicesAJAXWCFC++RESTMicrosoft SQL Server- Women On Boards — Yale School of Management
- Private Equity: Investing and Creating Value — Wharton Executive Education
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Namrata Ganatra?
- Venture Partner at Anamcara; serves as CPTO at Pipe.
- Where does Namrata Ganatra work?
- Namrata Ganatra is Venture Partner at Anamcara.
- What check size does Namrata Ganatra write?
- Namrata Ganatra typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
- Where did Namrata Ganatra go to school?
- Namrata Ganatra studied at Stanford University (Professional Masters, Computer Science); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Ignite, Innovation and Entreprenurship Program); Harvard Business School Online (Entrepreneurship Essentials).
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,384
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Also attended Harvard Business School Online152
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Meta304
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Also worked at PayPal156
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