Where does Sanjay Shah work?

Sanjay Shah is Venture Partner at Theia Ventures.

Where did Sanjay Shah go to school?

Sanjay Shah studied at Virginia Tech (M.S., Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering); Harvard Business School (YPO/Harvard 2013 President's Program - 1 week).

Sanjay Shah

Investor

Venture Partner at Theia Ventures

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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About

Venture Partner with over 30 years as a technology leader, serial entrepreneur and angel investor across India and the US. Founded six startups, invests through the Indian Angel Network, and has held leadership roles at the Wadhwani Foundation, iManage and Schneider Electric. IIT Bombay and Virginia Tech alum.

Invests in

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationNew Materials

Experience

Elevante.AIChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentBengaluru
Awfis Space Solutions LimitedIndependent Directorcurrent2024 — present
Theia VenturesVenture Partner & Limited Partnercurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
InstavansMember Board of Directorscurrent2015 — present
InstavansFounder, CTO, Product Strategy2015 — 2019Bengaluru Area, India
Indian Angel NetworkAngel Investorcurrent2012 — present
iSPIRT FoundationFellowcurrent2013 — presentBangalore
Wadhwani FoundationChief Operating Officer2021 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
SaskenMember of the Board of Directors2005 — 2023Bangalore
iManageManaging Director2019 — 2021Bengaluru Area, India
ZaptyCo-founder, Mentor, Member of Board of Directors2014 — 2018San Francisco and Bengaluru
Schneider ElectricManaging Director, Invensys Skelta2014Bangalore
Invensys SkeltaManaging Director2010 — 2013Bengaluru Area, India
Invensys SkeltaCEO2004 — 2010
Rapsri EngineeringMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2013Bangalore
Everest Software, Inc.Founder, Managing Director and VP, Engineering1994 — 2004
Accel ComputersFounder and Vice President1990 — 1994
Mentor GraphicsSenior Software Engineer1990 — 1991
TektronixSenior Software Engineer1988 — 1990
VTLSResearch Assistant1986 — 1988

Skills & more

Product Management99Telecommunications11Product Development24Collateral3Entrepreneurship58Business Intelligence14Start-ups99Quality Assurance7New Business Development11Selling4Software Documentation3Mobile Devices13

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Mergers & AcquisitionsCampaignsMarketingBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsProgram ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)LeadershipEnterprise SoftwareManagementSaaS

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Colleagues at Theia Ventures

Alankrita Vaid

Investment Analyst at Theia Ventures

Anun Sood

Investment Analyst at Theia Ventures

Harsh Bihani

Head of Finance at Theia Ventures

Konain Mizba

Venture Scouting Lead at Theia Ventures

Manish Sinha

Investment Committee — Head & Director of Venture Building, NTUitive at Theia Ventures

Paarul Dudeja

Managing Partner at Working Capital Fund

Pavan Krishnamurthy

Advisor at Ankur Capital

Piyush Mathur

Venture Partner at Theia Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sanjay Shah?: Venture Partner with over 30 years as a technology leader, serial entrepreneur and angel investor across India and the US. Founded six startups, invests through the Indian Angel Network, and has held leadership roles at the Wadhwani Foundation, iManage and Schneider Electric. IIT Bombay and Virginia Tech alum.
Where does Sanjay Shah work?: Sanjay Shah is Venture Partner at Theia Ventures.
What does Sanjay Shah invest in?: Sanjay Shah invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials.
Where did Sanjay Shah go to school?: Sanjay Shah studied at Virginia Tech (M.S., Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B.Tech, Aerospace Engineering); Harvard Business School (YPO/Harvard 2013 President's Program - 1 week).

Same school

Also attended Virginia Tech210

Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint Ventures Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra Ventures Curry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean Investments Ryan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI Equity Samantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay268

Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola Electric Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ Labs Sandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED Investors Gaurav PorwalPartner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc Praneeth SrikantiTechnical Investment Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Ursheet ParikhInvestor in AI, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Human & Planetary Health at Mayfield

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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Tim DraperFounder of Draper Associates Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square Ventures Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil Capital Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst Philippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue Management Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG

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Shared employers

Also worked at Wadhwani Foundation6

Siddharth DhondiyalAdvisor at growX Ventures Daniel KranzlerSenior Partner at 30N Ventures Meeta MisraChief Sustainability Officer / Head of Impact Advisory at Helicap Alwyn RoselExecutive Director at Ideaspace Ventures Swarup PandyaSr. Manager - Seed and Acceleration at IIMA Ventures Najmuzzaman (Nazz) MohammadFounder at Nex

Also worked at Schneider Electric66

Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital Christofer FloresSoftware Engineer at Struck Capital Betsy AtkinsAdvisor at Colle Capital Partners Basmat Al-Sabbah FareedAssociate at Sawari Ventures Wang ChenyuSenior Manager at SGInnovate Francois ValenconyChief Business Officer at GENERAL INCEPTION

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Also worked at Everest Software, Inc.1

Deepak GargFounder & Co-CEO at Smart Energy Water

Also worked at Mentor Graphics24

Venu ShamapantFounding Partner at LiveOak Ventures Marcin GabrysManaging Director (Venionaire Ventures S.à r.l.) at Venionaire Capital Abhishek GuptaPartner, Credit at Trifecta Capital Advisors Paul MascarenasVenture Partner at Fontinalis Partners Steve EichenlauManaging Director at Portland Seed Fund Eric RosenfeldFounder at Oregon Venture Fund

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