Where does Sunil Dhaliwal work?

Sunil Dhaliwal is Founder of Suplari and General Partner at Amplify Partners and Board director at Bitbison and Board director at Embodied Intelligence.

What check size does Sunil Dhaliwal write?

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

What companies did Sunil Dhaliwal found?

Sunil Dhaliwal founded Suplari.

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, International Business); University of Rochester; Pittsford Sutherland High School.

Sunil Dhaliwal

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Amplify Partners · Board director at Bitbison · Board director at Embodied Intelligence · Founder at Suplari

Menlo Park, California

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

FoundedSuplari

Midas 2020 · #87

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571 people in our graph share verified history with Sunil — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aydin SenkutunlockedSunil: together at Runway (2022–2026)

Sunil: together at Picnic Health

×2Sunil: together at Runway

×2Sunil: together at Datadog

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 mafia → · the Amplify Partners mafia →

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Board director at Bitbison

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Bitbison's investors · 3

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026 Amplify Partners CVMenlo Park · since 2026 Work-BenchNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Bitbison

Samy Al BahraCo-founder

Gabriel ParmerCo-founder

Board director at Embodied Intelligence

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Embodied Intelligence's investors · 5

AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022 Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021 GL VenturesBeijing · since 2026 NVP CapitalNew York · $2M checks · since 2026 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Embodied Intelligence

Xi ChenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Founder at Suplari

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Suplari's investors · 5

Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks Two Sigma VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks Workday VenturesSan Francisco

Co-founders at Suplari

Jeff GerberExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Brian WhiteExecutive Officer, Promoter

Mark JancolaFounder

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
Conjur, IncInvestor and Board Member2013 — 2017Greater Boston Area
Battery VenturesGeneral Partner1998 — 2012Greater Boston Area
AgariBoard Member and Investor2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
Precidian InvestmentsBoard Member and Investor2007 — 2012
TracelyticsInvestor2011 — 2012Greater Boston Area
Viridity Software, Inc.Board Member and Investor2008 — 2011
NetezzaBoard Member and Investor2002 — 2007Greater Boston Area
Alex. Brown & SonsAnalyst1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Cloud ComputingVirtualizationStorageData CenterSecurityBig DataStart-upsLean StartupVenture CapitalSeed CapitalSaaSEntrepreneurship

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AnalyticsAngel InvestingDeal ExecutionGo-to-market StrategyEnterprise SoftwareProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategy

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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

@stakeBacktraceBluedataCaskChefChef SoftwareCiphertrustConjurCovariantDatadogEinblickFastlyFermyonFree GamesGorgiasGreenBytesInterVennIron OxKeenmablNetezzaPicnicAISplunkSuplariSymSystem InitiativeTahoe TherapeuticsVeriSIM Life

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

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Andrea Zurek

Partner at XG Ventures

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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 Founder of Suplari and General Partner at Amplify Partners and Board director at Bitbison and Board director at Embodied Intelligence.
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 companies did Sunil Dhaliwal found?: Sunil Dhaliwal founded Suplari.
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, Chef Software, Ciphertrust, Conjur, Covariant, Datadog, Einblick, Fastly, and 17 more.
Where did Sunil Dhaliwal go to school?: Sunil Dhaliwal studied at Georgetown University (BS, Finance, International Business); University of Rochester; Pittsford Sutherland High School.