Sunil Dhaliwal
InvestorFounder and General Partner at Amplify Partners
Menlo Park, California
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M
About
Sunil Dhaliwal founded an early solo‑GP technical VC, has 25 years backing infrastructure companies like Splunk and Datadog, and uniquely backs domain experts building AI robotics in logistics and agriculture.
Sunil Dhaliwal @dhaliwas
Samy is the GOAT. Congrats! https://t.co/tqsCoP9T6T
Jul 21, 2026 · ♥ 3
Sunil Dhaliwal @dhaliwas
Om Malik embodied a Silicon Valley that feels like a fading memory. Writing that was Insightful, curious, and incisive. Never self-promotional, superficial, or performative. We grew up waiting for his missives. I miss them already. Rest in peace Om. https://t.co/YgK5jsmwfk
Jun 26, 2026 · ♥ 30 · ⇄ 3
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Experience
- Amplify PartnersFounder and General Partnercurrent2012 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- DatadogInvestorcurrent2011 — presentGreater New York City Area
- RunwayInvestor and Board Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Hex TechnologiesInvestor and Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Axiom BioInvestor and Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- BoltzInvestor and Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- The System InitiativeInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- mablInvestorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston Area
- PicnicHealthInvestor and Board Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- InterVenn BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EnliticInvestor2014 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- ActionIQInvestor2014 — 2024Greater New York City Area
- covariant.aiInvestor and Board Member2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- FastlyInvestor and Board Member2011 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Backtrace I/OInvestor and Board Member2015 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Chef (formerly Opscode)Investor2010 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
- BlueData, Inc.Investor2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- WibiDataInvestor2012 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Cask DataInvestor2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Keen IOInvestor2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Georgetown UniversityBS, Finance1993 — 1996
- University of Rochester1992 — 1993
- Pittsford Sutherland High School1988 — 1992
Skills & more
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Seed CapitalEntrepreneurshipAnalyticsAngel InvestingDeal ExecutionGo-to-market StrategyProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsStrategyFrom Sunil's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Georgetown University320
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Also attended University of Rochester56
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Shared employers
Also worked at Runway9
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Also worked at Axiom Bio3
Also worked at Boltz3
Also worked at mabl1
Deals · 6
BitbisonBoard seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Apr 2026 · $6M raise
System Initiative, Inc.Board seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Apr 2025 · $6.2M raise
Runway AI Inc.Board seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Dec 2022 · $50M raise
Fermyon Technologies, Inc.Board seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Oct 2022 · $22M raise
Embodied IntelligenceBoard seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Nov 2021 · $9.5M raise
Fastly, Inc.Board seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Oct 2020 · $556.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Amplify Partners
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