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Neil Shah

Investor

Partner at Greenoaks · Long-Term Benefit Trust Trustee (not a standard board seat) at Anthropic · Board director at Alto Pharmacy · Board director at ScriptDash

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $25M

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Neil Shah brings Vista Equity Partners private equity discipline to venture investing, backing business‑planning and data‑infrastructure software—from developer tools like Hasura to full‑stack automation that upgrades warehouses.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Long-Term Benefit Trust Trustee (not a standard board seat) at Anthropic

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Anthropic's investors · 140

3Comma CapitalLisbon7BC Venture CapitalSan Francisco7GC & CoLos Angeles · since 2023A.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026AdditionNew York · $1M – $500M checks · since 2026AkkaAlanda Capital Holding LimitedLondonAliya Capital PartnersMiamiAlkeon InnovationNew YorkAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorSeattle · $100K – $600K checksAlpha FundsOdessaAlpha Square GroupNew YorkAlpha Wave GlobalMiami · since 2026AlphabetMountain ViewAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2025Altra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksArtisanal VenturesTiburonAser VenturesLondonAurum Venture PartnersPleasantonAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBaillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2025Bas1s VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Beyond Earth VenturesWilmington · $500K – $2M checksBlackstonesince 2025Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksBuckhill CapitalSan FranciscoBuilders + BackersCapital GroupLos Angeles · since 2026Chaifetz GroupChicagoCisco InvestmentsSan Jose · since 2025Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Cold Start VenturesNew YorkCollective LiquidityPlantationConexo VenturesBostonCross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityDnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksDragon CapitalFremontDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026East West Ventures EWVLos AngelesElad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksEverybody Ventures$100K checksFactorial FundsSan FranciscoFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Firestreak VenturesFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026FriedomMiami BeachFTX Fundsince 2022G SquaredChicagoGaldana VenturesBarcelonaGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2025General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Gestio CapitalLondonGICSingapore · since 2025Goose Valley VenturesStockholm · $870K checksGranada FundsParamus · $150K – $400K checksGreen Sands EquitySan Francisco Bay AreaGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2026Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksICONIQSan Francisco · since 2025ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Inception Fund$110K – $1.1M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Integra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksInvesdorBerlinIronArc VenturesAustinIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksKaleida CapitalSan DiegoKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLakeside CapitalTampa · $100K – $250K checks · since 2024LaunchBay CapitalLondonLevel2 VenturesAmsterdam · $200K – $5.4M checksLG Technology VenturesSilicon ValleyLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2025LIONHEART VENTURESSan FranciscoM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checksManhattan Venture PartnersNew YorkManhattan WestLos AngelesMarketX VenturesMastrySan FranciscoMech VenturesLas VegasMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Mentha PartnersMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMGXAbu Dhabi · since 2025Midlothian Angel NetworkMidlothianMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksMorrison Seger Venture Capital PartnersDallasMyAsiaVCSeattleNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksNTT Venture CapitalMenlo ParkNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Original CapitalMiamiOssian CapitalMiamiOurCrowdJerusalem · $604K – $65M checksPerpetual VCNew YorkPioneerToronto, OntarioPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksPotentum PartnersMelbourneQatar Investment AuthorityDoha · since 2025Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRapid ScaleLas VegasRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamS VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Samsung Catalyst FundSan JoseScottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLCSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026Seven Seven SixPalm Beach Gardens · $500K – $5M checksSk Telecom Venture Capital, LlcSanta ClaraSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023SquareOne CapitalMiamiStonewater VenturesStratMindsSan FranciscoSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025Teachers' Venture GrowthToronto · $50M – $250M checksTemasekSingapore · since 2026ThirdbaseNew YorkTouring CapitalSan FranciscoTowerBrookLondon · since 2026TPGSan Francisco · since 2025Type One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityVaranium Capital AdvisorsMumbaiVentioneers CapitalOakvilleWAGMI VenturesWealthUnion$10K checksWeisburd CapitalNew York

Co-founders at Anthropic

DADario Amodei
Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO
DADaniela Amodei
Daniela AmodeiCo-founder & President
TBTom Brown
Tom BrownCo-founder
JCJack Clark
Jack ClarkCo-founder & Head of Policy
JKJared Kaplan
Jared KaplanCo-founder & Chief Science Officer
COChris Olah
Chris OlahCo-founder & Interpretability Research Lead
SMSam McCandlish
Sam McCandlishCo-founder & Chief Architect
BMBenjamin Mann

Board director at Alto Pharmacy

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Co-founders at Alto Pharmacy

JK
James KarrakerExecutive Officer, Director
MGMattieu Gamache-Asselin
Mattieu Gamache-AsselinFounder & CEO

Board director at ScriptDash

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Co-founders at ScriptDash

MG
Mattieu Gamache-AsselinExecutive Officer, Director
JK
James KarrakerExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Greenoaks CapitalPartnercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Vista Equity PartnersSoftware Private Equity2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Bain Capital Credit (fka Sankaty)Credit2011Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Deals · 2

ScriptDashBoard seat

via Greenoaks · filed Feb 2019 · $50.4M raise

HasuraQuoted

via Greenoaks · filed Jan 2022

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Alto Pharmacy

Investor

AirboundAlly.io (Acquired)DavidMytraPigmentQuinto AndarRhythmsZetwerk

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Greenoaks

Frequently asked questions

Who is Neil Shah?
Neil Shah brings Vista Equity Partners private equity discipline to venture investing, backing business‑planning and data‑infrastructure software—from developer tools like Hasura to full‑stack automation that upgrades warehouses.
Where does Neil Shah work?
Neil Shah is Partner at Greenoaks and Long-Term Benefit Trust Trustee (not a standard board seat) at Anthropic and Board director at Alto Pharmacy and Board director at ScriptDash.
What does Neil Shah invest in?
Neil Shah invests in AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Neil Shah write?
Neil Shah typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
What boards does Neil Shah sit on?
Neil Shah holds tracked board seats at Alto Pharmacy, ScriptDash.
What companies has Neil Shah invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airbound, Ally.io (Acquired), David, Mytra, Pigment, Quinto Andar, Rhythms, Zetwerk.
Where did Neil Shah go to school?
Neil Shah studied at The Wharton School (Bachelors of Science in Economics, OPIM & Finance); The Harker School.

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