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Sameer Dholakia

Investor

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners · Board director at Convex · Board director at SendGrid

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $250M checks · typically $25M

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1,170 people in our graph share verified history with Sameer — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedSameer: together at Stanford University (1992–1995)
×4Sameer: together at Anthropic
×2Sameer: together at Harvard Business School
Sameer: together at Abridge

About

Sameer Dholakia is a rare operator-turned-VC who, after leading SendGrid through hypergrowth, IPO and strategic exit, advises founders on culture as a strategic asset, self-care, and cloud-era AI shifts.

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

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at Convex

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Convex's investors · 15

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2024Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoI2BF Global VenturesNew York · $500K – $10M checks · since 2015Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2020Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2026Mucker CapitalVenice · $250K – $750K checksNeoSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Next Legacy PartnersPortola ValleySherpalo VenturesMenlo ParkSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2025TidemarkMenlo ParkWonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Convex

JTJamie Turner
Jamie TurnerCo-founder & CEO
VK
Vahe KuzoyanExecutive Officer, Director
AM
Ara MahdessianExecutive Officer, Director
JCJames Cowling
James CowlingFounder

Board director at SendGrid

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SendGrid's investors · 11

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2010Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksDecibel PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checksFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checksGraph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeQuest VenturesSingapore · $50K – $10M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · since 2023TechstarsBoulder · $220K checksUncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at SendGrid

IS
Isaac SaldanaCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
JLJose Lopez
Jose LopezFounder
TJ
Tim Jenkins

Experience

  1. Bessemer Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  3. WaymoInvestorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. Fireworks AIInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  5. AbridgeInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  6. EvenUpBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. LegoraBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  8. EliseAIBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  9. FieldguideBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  10. ValenceBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  11. DeepLInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  12. JasperInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  13. PagerDutyBoard Member - Independent2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  14. ServiceTitanBoard Member - Independent2021 — 2024
  15. Auth0Board Member - Independent2020 — 2021
  16. Twilio Inc.CEO - Twilio SendGrid2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  17. SendGridCEO2014 — 2019Redwood City, California, United States
  18. Citrix SystemsGroup VP and GM, Cloud Platforms Group2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  19. Citrix SystemsVP Marketing2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  20. VMLogix, Inc.CEO2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  21. TrilogyClient Partner2004 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area

Investments

Board seats

Convex

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Bessemer Venture Partners

Adam Fisher
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aditya Nidmarti
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Aia Sarycheva
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Ferrara
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex Yuditski
Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alexandra Sukin
Senior Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners
Amit Karp
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Anant Vidur Puri
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Network6

Adam FisherScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Alex FerraraScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Bryant BarrScout
Founding Partner at Penny Jar Capital Venture
Cathy GaoScout
Partner at Sapphire Ventures
David ChengScout
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Gideon HaydenScout
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders Fund

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sameer Dholakia?
Sameer Dholakia is a rare operator-turned-VC who, after leading SendGrid through hypergrowth, IPO and strategic exit, advises founders on culture as a strategic asset, self-care, and cloud-era AI shifts.
Where does Sameer Dholakia work?
Sameer Dholakia is Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and Board director at Convex and Board director at SendGrid.
What does Sameer Dholakia invest in?
Sameer Dholakia invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Sameer Dholakia write?
Sameer Dholakia typically writes checks of $1M – $250M.
What boards does Sameer Dholakia sit on?
Sameer Dholakia holds tracked board seats at Convex.
Where did Sameer Dholakia go to school?
Sameer Dholakia studied at Stanford University (MA, Organizational Studies); Harvard Business School (MBA, Emphasis in Entrepreneurship and Technology); Stanford University (BA, Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Waymo44

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalKerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly GroupJessica BixbyAssociate Partner at K5 Global

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Also worked at Abridge18

Will ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalJacob EffronManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJamie GoldsteinFounding/Managing Partner at Pillar VCParker McKeePartner at Pillar VCShivdev RaoCEO, Abridge & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCElizabeth WeilFounder of Paperwheel Press, a letterpress print studio

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Also worked at Valence2

Brendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpParker MitchellFounder & CEO at Valence

Also worked at DeepL13

Ajay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Eric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sebastian GranizoVenture Capital Associate at Plum Alley InvestmentsKarthik RamakrishnanPartner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Daniel GutenbergVenture Partner at VI PartnersViktoriya TigipkoFounding and Managing Partner at TA Ventures

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