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Sameer Dholakia

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

San Francisco & Silicon Valley

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

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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 · 17

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2024Dropbox VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025Emergence 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 2026Justin Kansince 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 · 13

500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2010Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksDecibel PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $10M checksFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks · since 2010Graph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checksHighway 12 Venturessince 2010K2 GlobalSingaporeQuest VenturesSingapore · $50K – $10M checksSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · 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
TJTim Jenkins
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

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Bessemer Venture Associates

Adam R. Fisher
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates
Alex R. Ferrara
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates
Brian Feinstein
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Byron Deeter
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
David J. Cowan
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates
Jeremy Levine
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Richard Kent Bennett
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Sandra Grippo
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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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

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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 General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates 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.
What companies has Sameer Dholakia invested in?
Investments tracked here include Abridge, Anthropic, DeepL, EliseAI, EvenUp, Fieldguide, Incognia, Jasper, Legora, Reprise, Upwind, Valence, and 1 more.
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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