Where does Sunil Dhaliwal work?

Sunil Dhaliwal is General Partner at Amplify Partners.

What check size does Sunil Dhaliwal write?

Sunil Dhaliwal typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.

What boards does Sunil Dhaliwal sit on?

Sunil Dhaliwal holds tracked board seats at Bitbison, Embodied Intelligence, Fastly, Fermyon Technologies, Inc., Runway AI Inc., System Initiative.

Where did Sunil Dhaliwal go to school?

Sunil Dhaliwal studied at Georgetown University (BS, Finance); University of Rochester; Pittsford Sutherland High School.

Sunil Dhaliwal

Investor

General Partner at Amplify Partners

Menlo Park, California

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M

Midas 2020 · #87

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

s•••@amplifypartners.comreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Beyond investing

Founded: Dhaliwal founded Amplify Partners in 2012 as one of the earliest solo-GP, deeply technical, sector-focused VC firms.
Education: Studied at Georgetown University (B.S.)
Hobbies: He is a fan of the Boston Red Sox and Georgetown Hoyas and enjoys being on the water, whether a pool, lake, or ocean.
Family: His father is an electrical engineer who immigrated to the US from India and started his first company when Dhaliwal was in grade school. He spends time outside of work with his wife and three children.

Mentioned above: the Georgetown University mafia → · the Amplify Partners mafia →

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

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

Skills & more

SaaS20Enterprise Software4Software as a Service (SaaS)4Cloud Computing66Virtualization24Storage23Data Center4Security9Big Data15Start-ups85Lean Startup2Venture Capital57

+9 more

Seed CapitalEntrepreneurshipAnalyticsAngel InvestingDeal ExecutionGo-to-market StrategyProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsStrategy

From Sunil's professional profile.

Deals · 4

BitbisonBoard seat

via Amplify Partners · filed Apr 2026 · $6M 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

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

FastlySystem Initiative

Investor

@stakeBacktraceBluedataCaskChefCiphertrustConjurCovariantDatadogFastlyFermyonIron OxNetezzaSplunkSuplari

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Amplify Partners

Arjun Narayan

Venture Partner at Amplify Partners

Artur Bergman

Founder, Fastly at Amplify Partners

Barr Yaron

Partner at Amplify Partners

Barry McCardel

Founder, Hex at Amplify Partners

Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz

Venture Partner at Amplify Partners

Carlie Wright

Operations Associate at Amplify Partners

David Beyer

Partner at Amplify Partners

Elliot Hershberg

Scientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of Biology

Network1

Andrea Zurek

Partner at XG Ventures

Investors connected to Sunil in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sunil Dhaliwal?: 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.
Where does Sunil Dhaliwal work?: Sunil Dhaliwal is General Partner at Amplify Partners.
What does Sunil Dhaliwal invest in?: Sunil Dhaliwal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
What check size does Sunil Dhaliwal write?: Sunil Dhaliwal typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What boards does Sunil Dhaliwal sit on?: Sunil Dhaliwal holds tracked board seats at Bitbison, Embodied Intelligence, Fastly, Fermyon Technologies, Inc., Runway AI Inc., System Initiative.
What companies has Sunil Dhaliwal invested in?: Investments tracked here include @stake, Backtrace, Bluedata, Cask, Chef, Ciphertrust, Conjur, Covariant, Datadog, Fastly, Fermyon, Iron Ox, and 3 more.
Where did Sunil Dhaliwal go to school?: Sunil Dhaliwal studied at Georgetown University (BS, Finance); University of Rochester; Pittsford Sutherland High School.