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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMBA
- University of RochesterBS, Electrical Engineering
- Bishop Cottons Boys School
Skills & more
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Due DiligenceStrategic PartnershipsInvestmentsEquitiesGo-to-market StrategyPortfolio ManagementIPOValuationSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages English
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sandesh Patnam work?
- Sandesh Patnam is Managing Partner at Premji Invest.
- What does Sandesh Patnam invest in?
- Sandesh Patnam invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Does Sandesh Patnam lead rounds?
- Yes — Sandesh Patnam has led 20 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,481
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upscale AI7
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Also worked at Rhoda AI2
Also worked at Amagi Corporation6
Also worked at Runway10
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