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Nikita Shamgunov

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Vice President at Databricks Ventures · Founder at SingleStore

Los Altos, California

Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $25M

FoundedSingleStore · YC

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About

Nikita Shamgunov is Vice President at Databricks. He previously co-founded MemSQL and scaled the company to approximately $40 million in annual recurring revenue. He invests in early-stage deep technology and enterprise software companies through Khosla Ventures.

Founder at SingleStoreYC W11

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YC

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SingleStore's investors · 29

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2018Agrolimen VenturesAnchorage Capital PartnersSydneyCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2018Collective LiquidityPlantationDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2018Dell Technologies CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Divide by ZeroSan FranciscoEastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checksGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2021Goldman SachsNew York · since 2022Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2022Hercules Capital, Inc.San Mateo · $5M – $500M checksIA VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2018Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2022Intrepid Growth PartnersTorontoKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2021New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksProsperity7 VenturesDhahran · since 2022REV Venture PartnersLondon · $1M – $10M checksSam AltmanSanabil InvestmentsRiyadh · since 2022Sound VenturesSanta MonicaSummit Peak VenturesFort WorthSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksVector CapitalSan Francisco · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011

Co-founders at SingleStore

EFEric Frenkiel
Eric FrenkielFounder
APAdam Prout
Adam ProutFounder
EF
Erik FrankielFounder (MemSQL)
AP
Aadam ProutFounder

Experience

  1. DatabricksVice Presidentcurrent2025 — present
  2. Neon @neondatabaseChief Executive Officer2021 — 2025
  3. Khosla VenturesPartner2020 — 2024
  4. SingleStoreChief Strategy Officer2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. MemSQLCEO2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. MemSQLFounder and CTO2011 — 2017
  7. FacebookSoftware engineer2010 — 2011
  8. MicrosoftSenior Software Development Engineer2005 — 2010

Skills & more

Relational Databases96DatabasesSQLScalability66C++38Algorithms30Microsoft SQL Server81XML62C#20.NET34Software Design82Distributed Systems54
+8 moreDesign PatternsSoftware EngineeringPerformance TuningSoftware DevelopmentAJAXJavaScriptPythonIntegration

From Nikita's professional profile.

Deals · 1

ContentFlyBoard seat

via Khosla Ventures · filed Oct 2024 · $62.6M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Databricks Ventures

Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Ali Ghodsi
Co-founder & CEO of Databricks
Andrew Ferguson
VP, Head of Databricks Ventures at Databricks Ventures
Andrew Krioukov
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Andy Kofoid
President, Databricks at Smith Point Capital
Andy Konwinski
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital

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Andrew Berman
Investor at Glade Brook Capital Partners
Charlie Cheever
Angel

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nikita Shamgunov?
Nikita Shamgunov is Vice President at Databricks. He previously co-founded MemSQL and scaled the company to approximately $40 million in annual recurring revenue. He invests in early-stage deep technology and enterprise software companies through Khosla Ventures.
Where does Nikita Shamgunov work?
Nikita Shamgunov is Founder of SingleStore and Vice President at Databricks Ventures.
What check size does Nikita Shamgunov write?
Nikita Shamgunov typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
What companies did Nikita Shamgunov found?
Nikita Shamgunov founded SingleStore.
What boards does Nikita Shamgunov sit on?
Nikita Shamgunov holds tracked board seats at ContentFly.
What companies has Nikita Shamgunov invested in?
Investments tracked here include Daytona, lvl5, Recraft, Rork.
Where did Nikita Shamgunov go to school?
Nikita Shamgunov studied at National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics. St. Petersburg (PhD, computer science).

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