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Sandesh Patnam
InvestorManaging Partner at Premji Invest · Board director at Cellanome · Board director at Yapstone · Board director at Ikigai Labs
Menlo Park, California, United States
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About
Sandesh Patnam is Managing Partner at Premji Invest, where he runs the firm's private and listed equities investing practice in the US and leads tech investing globally, having joined to establish the firm's US presence. Before Premji Invest, he was a Senior Equity Analyst and Investment Officer at the Seligman Technology Group at Ameriprise, and earlier a General Partner at Bay Partners leading its IT infrastructure and SaaS practices. He previously worked at TeleSoft Partners and held roles at Malleable Technologies, Silicon Graphics, Integrated Device Technologies, and Cirrus Logic.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Cellanome
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Board director at Yapstone
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Board director at Ikigai Labs
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Experience
- Premji Invest - USManaging Partnercurrent2014 — present
- Upscale AIBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Rhoda AIBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- NavanBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- CohesityBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- WriterBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- SysdigBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Amagi CorporationBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Hippocratic AIBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- EvenUpBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- CellanomeBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Applied IntuitionInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- poolsideInvestor and Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- RunwayInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- CanvaInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- OutreachBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- SignifydBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- EssorBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Velaura AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- StripeInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- CartaInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- RobinhoodInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- IcertisBoard Observercurrent2019 — present
- Chainalysis Inc.Investorcurrent2020 — present
- Premji InvestManaging Partnercurrent2014 — present
- IkigaiBoard Member2023 — 2026
- DataStaxBoard Member2014 — 2025
- AnaplanBoard Member2016 — 2022
- Innovium Inc.Board Observer2019 — 2021
- DFJ GrowthVenture Advisor2020
- YapstoneBoard Member2017 — 2020
- LookoutBoard Observer2014 — 2020
- CyngnBoard Observer2014 — 2020
- LookerBoard Observer2018 — 2019
- CongaBoard Observer2017 — 2018San Mateo, California
- Coupa SoftwareBoard Observer2015 — 2018
- ZuoraBoard Observer2015 — 2018
- ServiceMax - From GE DigitalBoard Observer2015 — 2017
- J. & W. Seligman & Co.Investment Officer and Senior Equity Analyst2010 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Enphase EnergyBoard Member2009 — 2010
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Due DiligenceStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsEquitiesGo-to-market StrategyPortfolio ManagementIPOValuationSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sandesh Patnam?
- Sandesh Patnam is Managing Partner at Premji Invest, where he runs the firm's private and listed equities investing practice in the US and leads tech investing globally, having joined to establish the firm's US presence. Before Premji Invest, he was a Senior Equity Analyst and Investment Officer at the Seligman Technology Group at Ameriprise, and earlier a General Partner at Bay Partners leading its IT infrastructure and SaaS practices. He previously worked at TeleSoft Partners and held roles at Malleable Technologies, Silicon Graphics, Integrated Device Technologies, and Cirrus Logic.
- Where does Sandesh Patnam work?
- Sandesh Patnam is Managing Partner at Premji Invest and Board director at Cellanome and Board director at Yapstone and Board director at Ikigai Labs.
- What does Sandesh Patnam invest in?
- Sandesh Patnam invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What companies has Sandesh Patnam invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Akros Silicon, Anaplan, Apttus, Code Green Networks, Cohesity, Coupa, Daptiv, DataStax, Heyday, Icertis, Ikigai, Innovium, and 8 more.
- Where did Sandesh Patnam go to school?
- Sandesh Patnam studied at The Wharton School (MBA); University of Rochester (BS, Electrical Engineering); Bishop Cottons Boys School.
- Does Sandesh Patnam lead rounds?
- Yes — Sandesh Patnam has led 20 tracked investments.
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Also worked at Upscale AI7
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Also worked at Rhoda AI3
Also worked at Amagi Corporation9
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Also worked at Runway13
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