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Sahir Azam

Investor

Partner at Index Ventures · Board director at Observe

New York

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About

An early- and growth-stage investor at Index Ventures focused on AI, data, infrastructure, and security companies. Previously held go-to-market and product roles at BladeLogic/BMC, VMware, and Sumo Logic, and served nearly a decade at MongoDB, ultimately as Chief Product Officer.

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Board director at Observe

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Observe's investors · 12

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Artisanal VenturesTiburon · since 2025Basecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Evolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checks · since 2025Human CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $200M checks · since 2025MADRONA ACCELERATIONSeattle · since 2025Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2025Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Nexus Venture PartnersPort Louis, Port Louis · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Scale Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $25M checks · since 2022SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2025Sutter Hill VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025

Experience

  1. Index VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentNYC/SF/London
  2. ConductBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Fireworks AIBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  4. LiveKitBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. Temporal TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. MongoDBChief Product Officer2019 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  7. MongoDBSVP, Cloud Products & GTM2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. MongoDBVice President, Cloud Products & GTM2016 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. Observe, Inc.Board Member2022 — 2025
  10. Angel InvestorAngel Investor/Advisor2020 — 2025
  11. Alchemist AcceleratorAdvisor/Mentor2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  12. ConfluentAdvisor2017 — 2021
  13. Sumo LogicDirector of Product Management2015 — 2016Redwood City, CA
  14. VMwareDirector, Cloud Management Strategy & Evangelism2012 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
  15. DynamicOps (acquired by VMware)Global Director, Cloud Technology2011 — 2012New York City Metropolitan Area
  16. BMC SoftwareCloud & Automation Sales Specialist2009 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
  17. BMC SoftwareSr. Software Consultant2008 — 2009New York City Metropolitan Area
  18. BladeLogic(acquired by BMC Software)Application Engineer2006 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area
  19. WebairSenior System Administrator2005 — 2006New York City Metropolitan Area
  20. Independent ConsultantPHP Developer2004New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Cloud ComputingStart-ups36SaaS40Analytics3Enterprise Software61Big Data1Product Management11Data Center47Virtualization40Solution Selling28Sales Engineering9VMware15
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Colleagues at Index Ventures

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Alexander Bruehl
Investor at Point Nine Capital
Ali Fisher Sweet
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Ana Andreescu
Investor at Index Ventures
André Dubois
Investor at Index Ventures
Avron Marcus
Investor at Index Ventures
Bastian Hasslinger
Investor at Index Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sahir Azam?
An early- and growth-stage investor at Index Ventures focused on AI, data, infrastructure, and security companies. Previously held go-to-market and product roles at BladeLogic/BMC, VMware, and Sumo Logic, and served nearly a decade at MongoDB, ultimately as Chief Product Officer.
Where does Sahir Azam work?
Sahir Azam is Partner at Index Ventures and Board director at Observe.
Where did Sahir Azam go to school?
Sahir Azam studied at RPI Lally School of Management.

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Also attended RPI Lally School of Management9

Phil WickhamExecutive Managing Director at Sozo VenturesHenri NurmelaDirector at Axcel Management A/SJohn CococciaVenture Advisor at Armory Square VenturesJoseph PolitoskiVice President, Corporate Controller at Sun Capital PartnersCraig EvansFounder at EssincMichael GilesFounder at Interchange

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Shared employers

Also worked at Conduct5

Peter SpechtGeneral Partner at CreandumRichard KeuntjeVice President at CreandumMandeep SinghScout at Andreessen HorowitzWill ShermanInvestor at Insight PartnersHenry ThompsonFounder at Conduct

Also worked at Observe, Inc.7

Sam PullaraManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesWesley YiuPrincipal at Alumni VenturesShankar KrishnanFounder at PromptArmorSmit DagliFounder at Kanava AIMatthew LeRayFounder at SpeedscaleDaniel SturmanDirector at Observe

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Also worked at Angel Investor59

Stella GarberSenior Advisor at Chingona VenturesPreeti Nellore SampatPartner at Eximius VenturesMiten SampatAdvisor at Roots VenturesPhilip H. BeauregardFormer Founder, Operator at Impellent VenturesCourtney ReumCo-Founder and Partner at M13Vignesh KumarCo-Managing Partner at GD1

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Also worked at Sumo Logic25

Chiraag DeoraPrincipal at GreycroftAhmed Al-BaharEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesZack IsaacsonVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpKat CreamerOperations Manager at Red Cell IncubationRandy GleinFounder and Managing Partner at DFJRamin SayarVenture Partner at DFJ

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