Ursheet Parikh
InvestorPartner at Mayfield Fund · Board director at Mirvie
San Francisco, California
Writes $200K – $20M checks · typically $7.8M
About
Ursheet Parikh is an investor at Mayfield focused on AI, enterprise infrastructure, and human and planetary health, partnering with founders early in the company life cycle. Before joining Mayfield, he co-founded and led StorSimple, a cloud-integrated storage company acquired by Microsoft in 2012, and built an operating career as a repeat entrepreneur and executive at Cisco and Microsoft, with earlier stints at Deloitte Consulting and Andiamo Systems. His founder partnerships include Balbix, Chemix, Highway 9 Networks, Mammoth Biosciences, Mirvie, Qventus, Qwiet.AI and Versa Networks, and his early partnerships have produced over $1.5B in exits including Rancher Labs, CloudGenix, and Foodsmart. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a Computer Science & Engineering degree from IIT Mumbai, and is active in reimagining higher education and healthcare innovation.
Contact· published on Ursheet's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSemiconductors
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded and led StorSimple, a cloud-integrated storage company acquired by Microsoft in 2012. Founded Plaksha University, which aims to reimagine tech and bio engineering education in India.
- Education
- Holds an MBA from the Wharton School. Earned a Bachelor's in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT Mumbai.
- Boards
- Is a founding board member of The Digital Health Hub Foundation.
- Awards
- Received the Young Alumni Achiever award from IIT in 2015.
- More
- Is focused on transforming college education and accelerating healthcare innovation.
From Ursheet's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Mirvie
Intro paths
In turn, Ursheet can intro founders to Mirvie's investors below.
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Co-founders at Mirvie
Experience
- StealthCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- MayfieldVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
- MayfieldPartner2013 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- StorSimple / MicrosoftCo-Founder & CEO / Partner & GM2009 — 2013
- CiscoDirector, Product Marketing2005 — 2009
- Andiamo Systems / CiscoProduct Manager2002 — 2005
- Jalva MediaCo-Founder & Head of Product2000 — 2002
- DeloitteSystem Analyst1998 — 2000
Skills & more
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Public RelationsPresentationsLegislative RelationsCandidate ExperienceExecutive ManagementCommunity LeadershipTeam BuildingOperations ManagementHospitalsCisco TechnologiesEnterprise SoftwareSaaSFrom Ursheet's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
BalbixChemixCloud GenixFoodsmartHighway9Mammoth BiosciencesMirvieQventusQwiet.AIRancher LabsVersa
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Colleagues at Mayfield Fund
Network1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ursheet Parikh?
- Ursheet Parikh is an investor at Mayfield focused on AI, enterprise infrastructure, and human and planetary health, partnering with founders early in the company life cycle. Before joining Mayfield, he co-founded and led StorSimple, a cloud-integrated storage company acquired by Microsoft in 2012, and built an operating career as a repeat entrepreneur and executive at Cisco and Microsoft, with earlier stints at Deloitte Consulting and Andiamo Systems. His founder partnerships include Balbix, Chemix, Highway 9 Networks, Mammoth Biosciences, Mirvie, Qventus, Qwiet.AI and Versa Networks, and his early partnerships have produced over $1.5B in exits including Rancher Labs, CloudGenix, and Foodsmart. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a Computer Science & Engineering degree from IIT Mumbai, and is active in reimagining higher education and healthcare innovation.
- Where does Ursheet Parikh work?
- Ursheet Parikh is Partner at Mayfield Fund and Board director at Mirvie.
- What does Ursheet Parikh invest in?
- Ursheet Parikh invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- What check size does Ursheet Parikh write?
- Ursheet Parikh typically writes checks of $200K – $20M.
- What companies has Ursheet Parikh invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Balbix, Chemix, Cloud Genix, Foodsmart, Highway9, Mammoth Biosciences, Mirvie, Qventus, Qwiet.AI, Rancher Labs, Versa.
- Where did Ursheet Parikh go to school?
- Ursheet Parikh studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science & Engineering).
- What awards has Ursheet Parikh received?
- Received the Young Alumni Achiever award from IIT in 2015.
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