Shardul Shah
InvestorPartner at Index Ventures · Board director at 7AI · Board Member at Wiz · Board director at Brightback
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $15M
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Adrianna MaunlockedShardul: together at Index Ventures (2020–2026)
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About
Shardul Shah is the only partner at his firm to work across all stages and geographies and is a leading cybersecurity investor providing operator-like guidance on pricing, GTM and infrastructure.
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Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at 7AI
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7AI's investors · 5
Co-founders at 7AI
Board Member at Wiz
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Wiz's investors · 19
Aglae VenturesParis · $108K – $5.4M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksCyberstartsMikhmoretFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksInvestXVancouverLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2024Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksSINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checksSoftBank GroupTokyoSoftBank Vision FundLondonThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2024TLV PartnersTel Aviv · $3M – $70M checksToba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checksWellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks
Co-founders at Wiz
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Assaf RappaportCo-Founder and CEO
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Ami LuttwakCo-Founder and CTO
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Roy ReznikCo-Founder and VP R&D / Engineering
YC
Yinon CosticaCo-Founder and VP Product
YC
Yinon C.Founder
Board director at Brightback
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Brightback's investors · 6
Camber PartnersNew York · $15M – $50M checks · since 2018Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2018MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018Point NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checks · since 2018Rembrandt Venture PartnersLaramie · since 2018Verissimo VenturesBedford · since 2018
Co-founders at Brightback
GM
GUY MARIONExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Index VenturesPartnercurrent2008 — presentNew York, United States
- DatadogMember, Board of Directorscurrent2012 — present
- Parallel Web Systems Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- SimileMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- 7AIMember, Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Coalition, Inc.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- CartesiaMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- AugmentMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- StarburstMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- ExpelMember, Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- Linx SecurityMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- Temporal TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Sublime SecurityInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Pilot.comMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- AttackIQMember, Board of Directorscurrent2016 — presentGreater San Diego Area
- FireblocksInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- IterableInvestorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CastleInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Minio, Inc.Investorcurrent2015 — present
- NatomaInvestor2023 — 2026
Skills & more
Corporate Development20Private Equity24
From Shardul's professional profile.
Deals · 5
Augment ComputingBoard seat
via Index Ventures · filed May 2024 · $340M raise
CoalitionBoard seat
via Index Ventures · filed Jul 2022 · $250M raise
Castle IntelligenceBoard seat
via Index Ventures · filed Feb 2019 · $11.7M raise
BrightbackBoard seat
via Index Ventures · filed Sep 2018 · $8.4M raise
IterableBoard seat
via Index Ventures · filed Nov 2016 · $22.6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Index Ventures
Adrianna Ma
Investor at Index Ventures
Alex Bangash
Managing Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform Management
Alexander Bruehl
Investor at Point Nine Capital
Ali Fisher Sweet
Investor at Index Ventures
Ana Andreescu
Investor at Index Ventures
André Dubois
Investor at Index Ventures
Avron Marcus
Investor at Index Ventures
Bastian Hasslinger
Investor at Index Ventures
Network14
Danny RimerScout
Partner at Index Ventures
Fei-Fei LiScout
Co-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford
Adrianna MaScout
Investor at Index Ventures
Bernard DalleScout
Partner at Index Ventures
Chris AhnScout
Partner at Haun Ventures
Damir BecirovicScout
Investor at Index Ventures
Dan Nguyen-HuuScout
Partner at Decibel Partners
David LaweeScout
General Partner at CapitalG
Dmitry DakhnovskyScout
Co-Founder at STCAP
Ellie WheelerScout
Chief Operating Officer at AIX Ventures
Emil SchaeferScout
Investor at Index Ventures
Erik KriessmannScout
Partner at Altimeter Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shardul Shah?
- Shardul Shah is the only partner at his firm to work across all stages and geographies and is a leading cybersecurity investor providing operator-like guidance on pricing, GTM and infrastructure.
- Where does Shardul Shah work?
- Shardul Shah is Partner at Index Ventures and Board director at 7AI and Board Member at Wiz and Board director at Brightback.
- What does Shardul Shah invest in?
- Shardul Shah invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What check size does Shardul Shah write?
- Shardul Shah typically writes checks of $500K – $50M.
- What boards does Shardul Shah sit on?
- Shardul Shah holds tracked board seats at Augment Computing, Brightback, Castle Intelligence, Coalition, Iterable.
- Where did Shardul Shah go to school?
- Shardul Shah studied at University of Chicago (BAs, Economics, Biology with specialization in Immunology).
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago553
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Shared employers
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Olivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKira BusmanInvestor at Index VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalDan FougereInvestor at Index VenturesEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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