About
Suken Vakil has nearly 15 years of experience building growth technology companies and currently serves as a director of ButterflyMX, Fullbay, HackerRank, SOCi, and Whistic. Before JMI he was an associate at Hellman & Friedman and earlier an investment banker in Morgan Stanley's financial sponsors group.
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- s•••@jmi.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Board director at Huntress
Intro paths
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In turn, Suken can intro founders to Huntress's investors below.
Huntress's investors · 9
BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2024Blu Venture InvestorsWashington · $50K – $3M checksForgePoint CapitalSan Mateo · $5M – $50M checks · since 2020Founders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoGula Tech AdventuresFulton · $100K – $5M checksJMI EquityLa Jolla · $25M – $250M checks · since 2021Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2024NewView CapitalBurlingameSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2023
Co-founders at Huntress
KR
Kyle R. HanslovanExecutive Officer, Director
CD
Christopher D. BisnettExecutive Officer, Director
KH
Kyle HanslovanCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
CB
Chris BisnettCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer
JF
John FerrellCo-founder and strategic executive
Experience
- JMI EquityGeneral Partnercurrent2012 — presentGreater San Diego Area
- FullbayBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- WhisticBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- ButterflyMX®Board Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- HuntressBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentEllicott City, Maryland, United States
- SOCi, Inc.Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
- HackerRankBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Seismic SoftwareBoard Observercurrent2015 — presentGreater San Diego Area
- LyticsBoard Member2019 — 2024Portland, Oregon Area
- Code42Board Observer2015 — 2024Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- Applied SystemsBoard Member2014 — 2024Greater Chicago Area
- Arena SolutionsBoard Member2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- AvectoBoard Member2015 — 2018Manchester, United Kingdom
- IntradiemBoard Observer2015 — 2018Greater Atlanta Area
- ParadigmBoard Observer2013 — 2015Houston, Texas Area
- Internet BrandsBoard Observer2012 — 2014Greater Los Angeles Area
- GoogleProduct Manager2011Mountain View, CA
- Hellman & FriedmanAssociate2008 — 2010
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst2006 — 2008San Francisco, CA
Skills & more
Strategic Planning1Private Equity28Investments10Venture Capital5Business Strategy3MergersDue Diligence2growth equityProject Management1
Languages Gujarati
From Suken's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Investor
Adaptive InsightsArenaAvectoCode42Internet Brands
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at JMI Equity
AJ Hull
Associate at JMI Equity
Alex Giummo
Associate at JMI Equity
Alex Raines
Senior Associate at JMI Equity
Alexandra Filipova
Analyst at JMI Equity
Alia Piccinni
Analyst at JMI Equity
Anastasiya Pasheyeva
Vice President at JMI Equity
Andrew Mosawi
Operating Advisor at JMI Equity
Andy Knox
Principal at JMI Equity
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Suken Vakil?
- Suken Vakil has nearly 15 years of experience building growth technology companies and currently serves as a director of ButterflyMX, Fullbay, HackerRank, SOCi, and Whistic. Before JMI he was an associate at Hellman & Friedman and earlier an investment banker in Morgan Stanley's financial sponsors group.
- Where does Suken Vakil work?
- Suken Vakil is Partner at JMI Equity and Board director at Huntress.
- What does Suken Vakil invest in?
- Suken Vakil invests in Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- What boards does Suken Vakil sit on?
- Suken Vakil holds tracked board seats at ButterflyMX, Fullbay, HackerRank, SOCi, Whistic.
- What companies has Suken Vakil invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Adaptive Insights, Arena, Avecto, Code42, Internet Brands.
- Where did Suken Vakil go to school?
- Suken Vakil studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration); University of California, Berkeley (B.A., B.S.).
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