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Sunil Dhaliwal
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Amplify Partners · Founder at Suplari
Menlo Park, California
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M
FoundedSuplari
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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.
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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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Founder at Suplari
Intro paths
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Suplari's investors · 5
Co-founders at Suplari
Deals · 3
BitbisonBoard seat
via Amplify Partners · filed Apr 2026 · $6M 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
Investor
@stakeBacktraceBluedataCask DataChefChef SoftwareCiphertrustConjurCovariantaiDatadogEinblickFastlyFermyonFree GamesGorgiasGreenBytesInterVenn BiosciencesIron OxKeenmablNetezzaPicnicAISplunkSuplariSymSystem InitiativeTahoe TherapeuticsVeriSIM Life
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Amplify Partners
Network1
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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.
- 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, System Initiative.
- What companies has Sunil Dhaliwal invested in?
- Investments tracked here include @stake, Backtrace, Bluedata, Cask Data, Chef, Chef Software, Ciphertrust, Conjur, Covariantai, Datadog, Einblick, Fastly, and 17 more.
Founder mafias
Georgetown mafia239
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of Rochester mafia67
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Datadog mafia52
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Battery Ventures mafia23
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Amplify Partners mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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