Pete Sonsini
InvestorFounder and General Partner at Laude Ventures · General Partner, NEA at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board director at Datafold · Board director at Databricks
Menlo Park, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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
- p•••@laude.vcreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Board director at DatafoldYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Pete went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their 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 · 8
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAngel 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
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Gleb MezhanskiyFounder
AM
Alex MorozovFounder
Board director at Databricks
Intro paths
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In turn, Pete can intro founders to Databricks's investors below.
Databricks's investors · 78
137 VenturesSan FranciscoA.Capital VenturesSan FranciscoAglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAlkeon CapitalNew York · since 2021Alkeon InnovationNew YorkAltra VentureNew York City · $500K – $25M checksAmplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Aspire11$10M – $50M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBerkeley FrontierBerkeleyBlackRockNew York · since 2025Blackstonesince 2025Capital One VenturesMcLean · since 2023CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2021Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Cross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake CityCyber Mentor FundNew YorkDCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksDiscovery CapitalSouth Norwalk · since 2021DST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2023Eastlink Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $5M checksEMERGENT VENTURESSilicon ValleyFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Firestreak VenturesFirst Rays Venture PartnersSan FranciscoFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksFranklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2021Galdana VenturesBarcelonaGeodesic CapitalFoster City · since 2017GICSingapore · since 2025Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwichGreen Bay VenturesMenlo Park · since 2019HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checksICONIQSan FranciscoICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2023Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checksJ.P. Morgan Asset Managementsince 2025JuniperoMiamiKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLoup VenturesMinneapolisLux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksManhattan WestLos AngelesMaverick VenturesSan Francisco · $3M – $10M checksMGXAbu Dhabi · since 2025Morgan StanleyPurchase · since 2021MyAsiaVCSeattleNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2019NewView CapitalBurlingameNight CapitalCapitolaNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2022Ossian CapitalPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksRace CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $2M checksRapid ScaleLas VegasRiverbend CapitalWashingtonRogue Insight CapitalMarkhamS32Palo AltoSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2024SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo AltoSection 32Palo AltoSINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksStack CapitalTorontoStripesNew YorkSV AngelSan FranciscoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025TemasekSingapore · since 2025Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2025Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021WealthUnion$10K checks
Co-founders at Databricks
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Ali GhodsiCo-founder & CEO
IS
Ion StoicaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
MZ
Matei ZahariaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
RX
Reynold XinFounder
PW
Patrick WendellFounder
AK
Andy KonwinskiFounder
Experience
- Laude VenturesCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Laude InstituteFounding Advisorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Venture Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)General Partner, Head of Software Investing2005 — 2023Menlo Park, CA
- PerplexityInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PerplexityBoard Member2023 — 2025
- DatabricksBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
- InstabaseBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- AnyscaleBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- ConvivaBoard Membercurrent2005 — present
- MatroidBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- VMwareSenior Director, Strategic Alliances2001 — 2005
- MirapointDirector of Product Management1998 — 2001
- Hewlett-PackardWW Product Marketing Manager1996 — 1998
Skills & more
OEM1Product StrategyStrategy DevelopmentMergersGo-to-market Strategy9Product Management14Oracle Enterprise Manager2Enterprise Software3Product Marketing7Sales2Analytics3Strategy7
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Mergers & AcquisitionsMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsBusiness AlliancesGrowth CapitalSaaSExecutive ManagementEntrepreneurshipCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityBusiness StrategyStrategic AlliancesFrom Pete's professional profile.
Colleagues 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 director at Databricks.
- 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).
Same school
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management577
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
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Shared employers
Also worked at Laude Institute1
Also worked at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)118
Scott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEACrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Matt SacksInvestor at LightbankJai SajnaniInvestor at Khosla VenturesAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Micherice TaoInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Also worked at Anyscale7
Assaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Javier RedondoPartner at Scale Venture PartnersJessExecutive Assistant at Renegade PartnersJaikumar GaneshInvestor at NZVCIbrahim RabbaniFounder and CEO at Zibra Labs
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