Shardul Shah
InvestorFounderPartner at Index Ventures · Board director at Brightback · Board director at Coalition · Board director at Castle Intelligence
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $15M
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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 Brightback
Intro paths
In turn, Shardul can intro founders to Brightback's investors below.
Brightback's investors · 6
Co-founders at Brightback
Board director at Coalition
Intro paths
In turn, Shardul can intro founders to Coalition's investors below.
Coalition's investors · 5
Co-founders at Coalition
Board director at Castle Intelligence
Intro paths
In turn, Shardul can intro founders to Castle Intelligence's investors below.
Castle Intelligence's investors · 1
Co-founders at Castle Intelligence
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
- TinesInvestor2019 — 2026
- WizInvestor2020 — 2026
- BrightHireInvestor2021 — 2025
- CalypsoAIInvestor2020 — 2025
- APEXInvestor2023 — 2025
- DazzInvestor2021 — 2024
- Reclaim.aiInvestor2020 — 2024
- GatsbyInvestor2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- BrightbackInvestor2018 — 2022
- OutbrainInvestor2011 — 2021
- Signal SciencesInvestor2015 — 2020
- NGINX, Inc.Investor2014 — 2019
- Duo SecurityInvestor2017 — 2018
- Base CRMInvestor2015 — 2018
- SourceClearInvestor2014 — 2018
- AdallomInvestor2014 — 2015
- Lacoon Mobile SecurityInvestor2013 — 2015
- KoalityInvestor2013 — 2014
- Summit PartnersAssociate2005 — 2008
Education
- University of ChicagoBAs, Economics, Biology with specialization in Immunology2001 — 2005
Skills & more
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MergersGrowth CapitalFinancial ModelingAngel InvestingFrom 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
Network12
Investors connected to Shardul in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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 Brightback and Board director at Coalition and Board director at Castle Intelligence.
- 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 Chicago335
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