Where does Pratyus Patnaik work?

Pratyus Patnaik is Co-Founder & CEO of Natoma.

What check size does Pratyus Patnaik write?

Pratyus Patnaik typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.

What companies did Pratyus Patnaik found?

Pratyus Patnaik founded Natoma.

Where did Pratyus Patnaik go to school?

Pratyus Patnaik studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Indian Institute Of Information Technology Allahabad (BTech, Information Technology).

Pratyus Patnaik

Founder

Angel investor

Los Altos, California

Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedNatoma

Experience

SnowflakeSenior Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Startups IncAngel Investor & Advisorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Natoma (Acquired by Snowflake)Co-Founder & CEO2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
OktaSenior Director2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
atSpoke (Acquired by Okta)Co-Founder and CTO2016 — 2021San Francisco
GoogleEngineering Manager2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Appurify, Inc. (Acquired by Google)Co-Founder and VP, Product & Engineering2012 — 2014San Francisco
ZyngaSenior Software Engineer2010 — 2012San Francisco
Pratyus PhotographyFounder2008 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
Oracle CorporationSoftware Engineer2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2007 — 2009Stanford, CA
Oracle CorporationSoftware Developer Intern2008San Francisco Bay Area
Max Planck Institute for InformaticsUndergrad Research Intern2007Saarland
Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologySummer Intern2006Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Indian Institute of ScienceSummer Intern2005Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
NIS SpartaSummer Consultant2004Greater Delhi Area

Skills & more

PHP18JavaScript36HTML56ActionScript2Flash2Flex2Lightroom2Photoshop1Java42MySQL10PostgreSQL2AWS1

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S3CC++CSSSocial GamesCRM softwareiPhone developmentMobile Platformsflash gamesWeb GamesUnix Shell ScriptingMemcached

Languages English · Hindi · Oriya

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pratyus Patnaik?: Angel investor
Where does Pratyus Patnaik work?: Pratyus Patnaik is Co-Founder & CEO of Natoma.
What check size does Pratyus Patnaik write?: Pratyus Patnaik typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
What companies did Pratyus Patnaik found?: Pratyus Patnaik founded Natoma.
Where did Pratyus Patnaik go to school?: Pratyus Patnaik studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Indian Institute Of Information Technology Allahabad (BTech, Information Technology).

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia1,309

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Peter ThielB.A.Founded PayPal +1 Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2 David SacksB.A.Founded Yammer Keith RaboisB.A.Founded Opendoor Garry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1 Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5

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Zynga mafia37

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2 Robin ChanGeneral Manager, Asia Business OperationsFounded Operator +2 IanTechnology Advisor to the ChairmanFounded Apex Technology +2 Amitt MahajanCo-Creator & Lead Developer - FarmVilleFounded Rare Bits +1 Mohan ReddyCTO/Technology LeaderFounded SkyHive +1 Sohail PrasadProduct Manager, MobileFounded D/XYZ +1

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Okta mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Paresh BhayaSr Director, Product Marketing - Identity ManagementFounded Natoma +1 Souvik SenVice President, EngineeringFounded Ema +1 Matias WoloskiHead of Auth0 LabFounded Auth0 Vincent JiangInvestorFounded Aden Jacobo Vidal AbeigónGroup Product ManagerFounded Arengu Michael ZhouSoftware EngineerFounded Codag

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Indian Institute Of Information Technology Allahabad mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Samir MenonB.TechFounded Dexterity +1 Krishna Sasank TalasilaBachelor's degreeFounded Stayflexi Sachin JainBachelor’s DegreeFounded Requestly Siddharth BhardwajBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded Beatoven Ashish AgrawalB. TechFounded Eudia Soumyarka MondalBachelor’s DegreeFounded Sybill

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla Ventures Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended Indian Institute Of Information Technology Allahabad7

Samir MenonFounder & CEO of Dexterity Abhijeet SinghForward Deployed AI Engineer at SaxeCap Advisors Krishna Sasank TalasilaFounder at Stayflexi Sachin JainFounder at Requestly Siddharth BhardwajCTO at Beatoven Ashish AgrawalFounder at Eudia

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Shared employers

Also worked at atSpoke (Acquired by Okta)3

Saam MotamediInvestor at Greylock Partners Ben LangBuilder, former founder, and community guy Jerry ChenPartner at Greylock Partners

Also worked at Google1,872

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Brian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders Fund Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia Capital Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also worked at Zynga74

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Masoud AdinaHead of Compliance at Greycroft Vlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures Emily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm Ventures Linus LiangFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight Capital Niha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURES

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Also worked at Oracle Corporation461

Danny RimerPartner at Index Ventures Marc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of Salesforce AyshaAdvisor at Clear Ventures Natalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital Mark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo Ventures Hope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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