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Pete Sonsini

Investor

Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures · General Partner, NEA at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board Member at Databricks Ventures · Board director at Datafold · Board Member (since Aug 2015); Co-Founder & General Partner, Laude Ventures (formerly General Partner, NEA) at SuperApp · +1 more

Menlo Park, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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Find your path to Pete

570 people in our graph share verified history with Pete — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Crystal HuangunlockedPete: together at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) (2018–2021)
×2Pete: together at Databricks
×3Pete: together at University of California, Berkeley
×3Pete: together at Anyscale

About

Forbes Midas List investor Pete Sonsini, son of Larry Sonsini, co-founded a venture fund paired with a nonprofit institute that funds open research (Slingshots, Moonshots) and backs teams.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at DatafoldYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Datafold went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — Pete sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Datafold's group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Datafold's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Pete can intro founders to Datafold's investors below.

Datafold's investors · 9

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAmplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2021Angel Collective Opportunity FundSan FranciscoAvant LabsBangkokESSENCE VCBothellEssence Venture CapitalSeattle · $10K – $10M checksGood News VenturesTorontoNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Datafold

GMGleb Mezhanskiy
Gleb MezhanskiyFounder
AMAlex Morozov
Alex MorozovFounder

Board Member (since Aug 2015); Co-Founder & General Partner, Laude Ventures (formerly General Partner, NEA) at SuperApp

Intro paths

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In turn, Pete can intro founders to SuperApp's investors below.

SuperApp's investors · 12

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Evolution VC PartnersNew YorkEvolution VenturesSan FranciscoGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2025New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2025Original CapitalMiamiSC VenturesSingaporeSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023Tribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $75M checks · since 2023Tribe Capital FirstlookPalo Alto · $25K – $40M checks

Co-founders at SuperApp

ABAnant Bhardwaj
Anant BhardwajFounder and CEO

Board director at GuideSpark

Intro paths

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In turn, Pete can intro founders to GuideSpark's investors below.

GuideSpark's investors · 3

Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks · since 2015New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2015Storm VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015

Co-founders at GuideSpark

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Keith KitaniExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Laude VenturesCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Laude InstituteFounding Advisorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Venture Advisorcurrent2023 — present
  4. New Enterprise Associates (NEA)General Partner, Head of Software Investing2005 — 2023Menlo Park, CA
  5. PerplexityInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. PerplexityBoard Member2023 — 2025
  7. DatabricksBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
  8. InstabaseBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  9. AnyscaleBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  10. ConvivaBoard Membercurrent2005 — present
  11. MatroidBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  12. VMwareSenior Director, Strategic Alliances2001 — 2005
  13. MirapointDirector of Product Management1998 — 2001
  14. Hewlett-PackardWW Product Marketing Manager1996 — 1998

Skills & more

OEM1Product StrategyStrategy DevelopmentMergersGo-to-market Strategy9Product Management14Oracle Enterprise Manager2Enterprise Software3Product Marketing7Sales2Analytics3Strategy7
+8 moreMergers & AcquisitionsMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesGrowth CapitalSaaSExecutive ManagementEntrepreneurship

From Pete's professional profile.

Colleagues at Laude Ventures

Andrew Krioukov
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Andy Konwinski
Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures

Network5

Allan Jean-BaptisteScout
Investor at Ansa Capital
Andrew McMahonScout
Investor at Ridgeline Ventures
Brian PaulScout
Partner at Tenaya Capital
Chip HazardScout
General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
Dylan PearceScout
Partner at Greycroft

Investors connected to Pete in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pete Sonsini?
Forbes Midas List investor Pete Sonsini, son of Larry Sonsini, co-founded a venture fund paired with a nonprofit institute that funds open research (Slingshots, Moonshots) and backs teams.
Where does Pete Sonsini work?
Pete Sonsini is Founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures and Board director at Datafold and Board Member (since Aug 2015); Co-Founder & General Partner, Laude Ventures (formerly General Partner, NEA) at SuperApp and Board director at GuideSpark.
What does Pete Sonsini invest in?
Pete Sonsini invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Pete Sonsini write?
Pete Sonsini typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Pete Sonsini go to school?
Pete Sonsini studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (MBA); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Political Economy of Industrial Societies).

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