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Pete Sonsini
InvestorCo-Founder & General Partner at Laude Ventures · General Partner, NEA at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Menlo Park, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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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
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Sonsini co-founded Laude Ventures alongside Databricks co-founder Andy Konwinski.
- Education
- Studied at University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) Studied at Kellogg School of Management (MBA, 1996)
- Boards
- Sonsini is a member of the Cal Rugby Advisory Board.
- Communities
- Sonsini led Databricks' lead financing in 2015 when the company came close to collapse, investing when other investors would not.
- Awards
- In 2026, Kellogg presented Sonsini with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
- Family
- Sonsini's father built a Silicon Valley legal practice representing tech companies including Apple from their earliest days.
Mentioned above: the University of California, Berkeley mafia → · the Databricks mafia →
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Investments
Board seats
Investor
AISquaredAntimatterAnyscaleArcade.devAudienceConvivaDatabricksDatafoldEmbraneEngine YardForethought Technologies, Inc.GranicaGuideSparkHDmessagingInstabaseKhoros(formerly Lithium Technologies)Lattice EnginesMapr TechnologiesMatroidNGINXPerplexityPortAuthority TechnologiesRadiance LabsRocketSisuSplashtopStreamSetsTensormeshTintriUpstart
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Colleagues at Laude Ventures
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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 Co-Founder & General Partner at Laude Ventures and General Partner, NEA at New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
- 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.
- What boards does Pete Sonsini sit on?
- Pete Sonsini holds tracked board seats at Anyscale, Databricks, Tensormesh.
- What companies has Pete Sonsini invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AISquared, Antimatter, Anyscale, Arcade.dev, Audience, Conviva, Databricks, Datafold, Embrane, Engine Yard, Forethought Technologies, Inc., Granica, and 18 more.
- What awards has Pete Sonsini received?
- In 2026, Kellogg presented Sonsini with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
Founder mafias
University of California, Berkeley mafia1,347
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia331
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Databricks mafia41
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) mafia26
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Perplexity mafia24
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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