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Shomik Ghosh

Investor

Partner at Sierra Ventures · Board director at Wallaroo

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $15M checks

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About

Shomik Ghosh is a partner at Boldstart Ventures, a firm that writes first checks and backs technical founders from day one as they build developer-first or SaaS products. His investing focus centers on enterprise software, developer tools, and SaaS business models. He writes a personal Substack called Software Snack Bites, publishing short posts on software, startups, and public companies every Wednesday. He describes himself as someone who enjoys reading about complex adaptive systems and digging into business models.

Contact· published on Shomik's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareNew MaterialsRoboticsSaaSSpace Tech

Beyond investing

Hobbies
Enjoys reading about complex adaptive systems and diving into business models. Ghosh is a fan of hiking. Ghosh tore his Achilles playing pickleball for fun.
Family
Ghosh enjoys spending free time with his young son.
More
Describes himself as a taco bell aficionado. Ghosh runs Software Snack Bites, an enterprise-software-focused Substack and podcast with more than 12,000 subscribers.

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Board director at Wallaroo

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In turn, Shomik can intro founders to Wallaroo's investors below.

Wallaroo's investors · 11

boldstart venturesMiami · $1M – $3M checks · since 2022Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Eniac VenturesNew York City · $1.2M checks · since 2022Four Acres CapitalNew York · $50K – $100K checksGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022MyAsiaVCSeattleResolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksSierra VenturesSan Mateo · $500K – $10M checks · since 2024Supernode VenturesNew York · $500K – $1.3M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2019

Co-founders at Wallaroo

VJ
Vidyut JainExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. SIERRA VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. boldstart venturesPartner2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. boldstart venturesPrincipal2019 — 2020
  4. Top Tier Capital PartnersSr Associate2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Top Tier Capital PartnersAssociate2017
  6. Stealth Startup1st Employee2016 — 2017
  7. Western Technology InvestmentVenture Debt Associate2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. GCATech M&A - Sr Analyst2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  9. PNCDebt Capital Markets Analyst2012 — 2014Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Deals · 2

WallarooBoard seat

via Sierra Ventures · filed Jul 2024 · $3M raise

DylibsoBoard seat

via Sierra Ventures · filed Apr 2023 · $5M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

AnaplanCircleciCloudqueryJitKiln AINoded AIRobocurveShape SecuritySuperstreamTopCoat Data

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Sierra Ventures

Anne Gherini
Chief Marketing Officer 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
Grace Chen
VP of Finance at Sierra Ventures
Indra Husfeld
Office and Finance Coordinator at Sierra Ventures
Jim Doehrman
Advisor at Sierra Ventures

Network4

David MyttonScout
Angel
Eliot DurbinScout
General Partner at boldstart ventures
Ellen ChisaScout
Partner at boldstart ventures
Gil DibnerScout
Partner at Angular Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Shomik Ghosh?
Shomik Ghosh is a partner at Boldstart Ventures, a firm that writes first checks and backs technical founders from day one as they build developer-first or SaaS products. His investing focus centers on enterprise software, developer tools, and SaaS business models. He writes a personal Substack called Software Snack Bites, publishing short posts on software, startups, and public companies every Wednesday. He describes himself as someone who enjoys reading about complex adaptive systems and digging into business models.
Where does Shomik Ghosh work?
Shomik Ghosh is Partner at Sierra Ventures and Board director at Wallaroo.
What does Shomik Ghosh invest in?
Shomik Ghosh invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS, Space Tech.
What check size does Shomik Ghosh write?
Shomik Ghosh typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.
What boards does Shomik Ghosh sit on?
Shomik Ghosh holds tracked board seats at Dylibso, Wallaroo.
What companies has Shomik Ghosh invested in?
Investments tracked here include Anaplan, Circleci, Cloudquery, Dylibso, Jit, Kiln AI, Noded AI, Robocurve, Shape Security, Superstream, TopCoat Data.
Where did Shomik Ghosh go to school?
Shomik Ghosh studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics).

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