Shashank Saxena
InvestorFounderVenture Partner at Sierra Ventures · Board director at Pantomathé · Founder at VNDLY
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedVNDLY
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Quentin ClarkunlockedShashank: together at Pantomath (2025–2026)
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Shashank: together at Bowery Capital
Shashank: together at Workday VNDLY
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.
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Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Board director at Pantomathé
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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
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Co-founders at Pantomathé
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Somesh SaxenaExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at VNDLY
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VNDLY's investors · 6
Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019Bowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checks · since 2019EPIC VENTURESSalt Lake City · since 2019Hyde Park Venture PartnersChicago · $500K – $3M checks · since 2019Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2019Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2019
Co-founders at VNDLY
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Narayan SurabhiExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- PantomathCo-founder and CEOcurrent2025 — present
- PantomathBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- SIERRA VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — present
- SIERRA VenturesManaging Partner2024 — 2025San Mateo, California, United States
- Planera, IncBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Redi.HealthAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Elevate.incStrategic Advisorcurrent2021 — present
- CerbyAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
- University of CincinnatiMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2015 — presentLindner College of Business
- WorkdayGeneral Manager2022 — 2024Pleasanton, California, United States
- Bowery CapitalVenture Partner2021 — 2024
- Workday VNDLYCo-Founder and CEO2017 — 2024Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- KrogerCorporate Strategy Development and Integration2016 — 2017Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- KrogerHead of Partnerships and New Business Development2015 — 2016Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- KrogerHead of Digital and eCommerce Technology2013 — 2015Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- KrogerGeneral Manager2012 — 2013Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
- CitiVice President, Strategy and Planning2008 — 2012
Skills & more
Project Portfolio Management29Project Management57Software Project Management72Vendor Management99Portfolio Management3Program Management39Banking13Mobile Applications36Mobile Strategy6Mobile Marketing2Mobile Technology6Agile Methodologies24
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E-commerceEnterprise ArchitectureWeb DevelopmentMobile DevicesSharePointSQLStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategyLanguages English · Gujarati · Hindi · Marathi · Punjabi · Sindhi
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Colleagues at Sierra Ventures
Aaron Tong
Investor at Sierra Ventures
Aditya (Tim) Guleri
General Partner 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
David C. Schwab
Founder and Managing Director at Vertical Venture Partners
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 Founder of VNDLY and Venture Partner at Sierra Ventures and Board director at Pantomathé.
- What does Shashank Saxena invest in?
- Shashank Saxena invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What companies did Shashank Saxena found?
- Shashank Saxena founded VNDLY.
- 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).
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Bowery Capital mafia5
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Sierra Ventures mafia5
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University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business mafia5
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Elevate mafia2
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Also attended University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business21
Andreas GallikerChief Financial Officer at Mercury FundElizabeth EdwardsFounder and Managing Partner at CHC Venture PartnersChris HjelmPartner at Connetic VenturesKip KnightOperating Partner at Thomvest VenturesRichard FangManaging Partner and Founder at Hunniwell Lake Ventures LLCMary Sue EmersonPrincipal, Small Business Lending Group at Enhanced Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at SIERRA Ventures34
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 Cincinnati16
Emma OffCEO, President, & Partner at CincyTechRyan HaysBoard Member at CincyTechJon CottrellDirector, M&A Advisory at eGateway CapitalKaren KnudsenAdvisor at Oncology VenturesRajat BhageriaPartner at Afore CapitalJosh HarrisFounder and Managing General Partner at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
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Also worked at Workday65
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 infrastructureMarisa WarrenFounder & Managing Partner at ALIAVIA VenturesTom BoganBoard Composition at Roble Ventures
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Also worked at Bowery Capital25
Ayaan PatelInvestor at LightbankEliza 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 Ventures
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