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Sanket Merchant

Investor

Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners

San Mateo, California, United States

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About

Sanket Merchant is one of four Partners at PeakSpan Capital, where he leads coverage of Cyber & Digital Infrastructure and EdTech. He joined the firm in 2017 as one of its first non-founding team members and has focused on growth-stage B2B software and applied AI companies, serving on more than 12 boards. Earlier in his career he worked in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group at Houlihan Lokey on software M&A and financing transactions, and was a consultant at FactSet Research Systems. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance with an Economics minor from the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEdTechSaaS

Deals · 2

AbreBoard seat

via PeakSpan Capital Partners · filed Jun 2025 · $13M raise

SOCRadar Cyber Intelligence Inc.Board seat

via PeakSpan Capital Partners · filed May 2024 · $22M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sanket Merchant?
Sanket Merchant is one of four Partners at PeakSpan Capital, where he leads coverage of Cyber & Digital Infrastructure and EdTech. He joined the firm in 2017 as one of its first non-founding team members and has focused on growth-stage B2B software and applied AI companies, serving on more than 12 boards. Earlier in his career he worked in the Technology, Media & Telecom Group at Houlihan Lokey on software M&A and financing transactions, and was a consultant at FactSet Research Systems. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance with an Economics minor from the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business.
Where does Sanket Merchant work?
Sanket Merchant is Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners.
What does Sanket Merchant invest in?
Sanket Merchant invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, SaaS.
What boards does Sanket Merchant sit on?
Sanket Merchant holds tracked board seats at Abre, SOCRadar Cyber Intelligence Inc..

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