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Ursheet Parikh

Investor

Partner at Mayfield Fund

San Francisco, California

Writes $200K – $20M checks · typically $7.8M

About

Ursheet Parikh focuses on human and planetary health platforms at the intersection of AI, synthetic biology and CRISPR, helping scientist-founders build species-scale platform ecosystems and embedding regulatory strategy early.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSemiconductors

Experience

  1. StealthCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. MayfieldVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
  3. MayfieldPartner2013 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  4. StorSimple / MicrosoftCo-Founder & CEO / Partner & GM2009 — 2013
  5. CiscoDirector, Product Marketing2005 — 2009
  6. Andiamo Systems / CiscoProduct Manager2002 — 2005
  7. Jalva MediaCo-Founder & Head of Product2000 — 2002
  8. DeloitteSystem Analyst1998 — 2000

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business2003 — 2005
  2. Indian Institute of Technology, BombayBachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science & Engineering1994 — 1998

Skills & more

Interpersonal RelationshipsAstuteStrategic PlanningPublic SpeakingManagementLeadership9Sales OperationsInvestment ManagementInvestment BankingGenerative AICloud InfrastructureLife Sciences
+12 morePublic RelationsPresentationsLegislative RelationsCandidate ExperienceExecutive ManagementCommunity LeadershipTeam BuildingOperations ManagementHospitalsCisco TechnologiesEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

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Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,323

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures

+ 1,317 more

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay79

Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsArpit BeriManaging Partner, India at Jungle VenturesVishesh SharmaPrincipal, India at Jungle VenturesRanvita AgrawalSenior Associate, India at Jungle VenturesShubham TitarePrincipal at SenseAI Ventures

+ 73 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Stealth84

Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSusana RojasInvestor at Index VenturesCasber WangOperating Partner at Sapphire VenturesOlivier GrindaVenture Partner at FJ LabsZachary GinsburgVenture Partner, Calm Ventures at GaingelsArtia MoghbelInvestor at Draft Ventures Llc

+ 78 more

Also worked at Mayfield30

Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalNavin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldPuneet AgarwalInvestor at True VenturesEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold VenturesTodd KimmelManaging Partner at Electric Feel Ventures LlcRajeev BatraInvestor at Mayfield Fund

+ 24 more

Also worked at Deloitte1,040

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 1,034 more

Investments

Investor

BalbixChemixCloud GenixFoodsmartHighway 9 NetworksMammoth BiosciencesMirvieQventusQwiet.AIRancher LabsVersa Networks

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Alexis Bjorlin
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Apoorv Saxena
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Arvind Gupta
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Barak Turovsky
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Brandon Scott
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Chris Rowen
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Dileep George
Investor at Mayfield Fund

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Arvind Gupta
Partner at Mayfield Fund

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