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Shashank Saxena

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Sierra Ventures · Board director at Pantomathé

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Venture Partner at Sierra Ventures and CEO of Pantomath. He previously co-founded and led VNDLY, a vendor management system acquired by Workday in 2021 for $510M, and afterward served as General Manager for Workday VNDLY. Earlier he held corporate strategy and digital transformation roles at Citi and Kroger and holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati.

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Pantomathé

Intro paths

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Pantomathé's investors · 8

Bowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checksCintrifuse CapitalCincinnati · $250K – $500K checksEPIC VENTURESSalt Lake CityGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Hitachi VenturesMunichJobsOhio VenturesColumbusSierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checks · since 2023Snowflake VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $20M checks

Co-founders at Pantomathé

SSSomesh Saxena
Somesh SaxenaExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. PantomathCo-founder and CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. PantomathBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. SIERRA VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — present
  4. SIERRA VenturesManaging Partner2024 — 2025San Mateo, California, United States
  5. Planera, IncBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Redi.HealthAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
  7. Elevate.incStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  8. CerbyAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
  9. University of CincinnatiMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2015 — presentLindner College of Business
  10. WorkdayGeneral Manager2022 — 2024Pleasanton, California, United States
  11. Bowery CapitalVenture Partner2021 — 2024
  12. Workday VNDLYCo-Founder and CEO2017 — 2024Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  13. KrogerCorporate Strategy Development and Integration2016 — 2017Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  14. KrogerHead of Partnerships and New Business Development2015 — 2016Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  15. KrogerHead of Digital and eCommerce Technology2013 — 2015Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  16. KrogerGeneral Manager2012 — 2013Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  17. CitiVice President, Strategy and Planning2008 — 2012

Education

  1. University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of BusinessMS, Information Systems
  2. University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of BusinessMBA, Finance

Skills & more

Project Portfolio Management29Project Management57Software Project Management72Vendor Management99Portfolio Management3Program Management39Banking13Mobile Applications36Mobile Strategy6Mobile Marketing2Mobile Technology6Agile Methodologies24
+9 moreE-commerceEnterprise ArchitectureWeb DevelopmentMobile DevicesSharePointSQLStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategy

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi · Punjabi · Sindhi

From Shashank's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Pantomathé

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Sierra Ventures

Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Adam Dawkins
Analyst at Sierra Ventures
Anne Gherini
Chief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures
Ashish Kakran
Partner at Sierra Ventures
Ben Yu
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Brendon Schmidt
Principal & Head of Business Development at Sierra Ventures
Daniel Paredes
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Dora Prado
Executive Assistant at Sierra Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shashank Saxena?
Venture Partner at Sierra Ventures and CEO of Pantomath. He previously co-founded and led VNDLY, a vendor management system acquired by Workday in 2021 for $510M, and afterward served as General Manager for Workday VNDLY. Earlier he held corporate strategy and digital transformation roles at Citi and Kroger and holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati.
Where does Shashank Saxena work?
Shashank Saxena is Venture Partner at Sierra Ventures and Board director at Pantomathé.
What does Shashank Saxena invest in?
Shashank Saxena invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What boards does Shashank Saxena sit on?
Shashank Saxena holds tracked board seats at Pantomathé.
Where did Shashank Saxena go to school?
Shashank Saxena studied at University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business (MS, Information Systems); University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business (MBA, Finance).

Founder mafias

Sierra Ventures mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Laura DuInvestment Team AnalystFounded The New ClubAdam DawkinsAnalystFounded EvcaSharam Fouladgar-MercerVC InvestorFounded SignosVishnu SampathkumarData Analyst and Investment InternFounded Autumn AI

Bowery Capital mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chris CunninghamLimited PartnerFounded C2 VenturesNic PoulosCo-Founder & PrincipalFounded Euclid

Cerby mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Yousuf KhanInvestor and Board MemberFounded ClarioBelsasar LepeCo-Founder & CEOFounded Cerby

University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Dr. Venkat SrinivasanPh.D.Founded English Helper +1

Same school

Also attended University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business12

Andreas GallikerChief Financial Officer at Mercury FundEthan GickAnalyst, M&A Advisory at eGateway CapitalElizabeth EdwardsFounder and Managing Partner at CHC Venture PartnersBaoning (Kenny) FanInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsChris HjelmPartner at Connetic VenturesKip KnightOperating Partner at Thomvest Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at SIERRA Ventures33

Mark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesTim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesBen YuInvestor at Sierra VenturesVignesh RavikumarInvestor at Sierra VenturesShomik GhoshEnterprise software enthusiast and taco bell aficionadoYasmin ZarabiChief Operating Officer at Sierra Ventures

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Also worked at University of Cincinnati9

Emma OffCEO, President, & Partner at CincyTechRyan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechKaren KnudsenAdvisor at Oncology VenturesRajat BhageriaPartner at Afore CapitalChristin GodaleInvestor at CincyTechGopinath SundaramurthyInvestor at Ensemble VC

+ 3 more

Also worked at Workday47

Mike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalMarisa WarrenFounder & Managing Partner at ALIAVIA Ventures

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Also worked at Bowery Capital16

Eliza ChamberlainSenior Associate at Jump CapitalThomas MaranoAssociate, US at RTP GlobalKevin ZhangPartner at Bain Capital VenturesAllison PickensSolo GP Investor at Allison Pickens VenturesEvan GanzPrincipal at Constellation Technology VenturesRick ZulloManaging Partner at Equal Ventures

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