Where does Vamsi Sistla work?

Vamsi Sistla is Venture Partner at 97212 Ventures and Board director at Aerobotics7.

What check size does Vamsi Sistla write?

Vamsi Sistla typically writes checks of $150K – $400K.

What boards does Vamsi Sistla sit on?

Vamsi Sistla holds tracked board seats at Aerobotics7.

Where did Vamsi Sistla go to school?

Vamsi Sistla studied at UC Berkeley School of Information (Master of Information and Data Sciences - MIDS, Data Sciences and Machine Learning); Stanford University (APM (Certification), Project Management & Strategy); Oakland University (MS, Mechanical Engineering).

Vamsi Sistla

Investor

Venture Partner at 97212 Ventures · Board director at Aerobotics7

Sammamish, Washington, United States

Writes $150K – $400K checks · typically $200K

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About

Vamsi Sistla is a venture partner and Nike's global AI/ML lead for Product Creation and Merchandising, bringing hands-on experience deploying large-scale consumer AI and serving founders building generative AI commerce.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS

Board director at Aerobotics7

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Aerobotics7's investors · 1

97212 VenturesNew York · $150K – $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Aerobotics7

Harshwardhansinh ZalaExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Symbolic MindFounder / CEOcurrent2024 — presentGreater Seattle Area
Aerobotics7Board Membercurrent2022 — presentGreater Seattle Area
EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCHStrategic Advisor2024 — 2026Seattle, WA
NikeGlobal Director, Consumer Data Science (Product Creation & Merchandising)2023 — 2024Greater Seattle Area
NikeDirector, Enterprise AI ML Reusable Products & Services (Data Pipelines, Feature Store, Model Zoo)2021 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
Women in VoiceStrategic Advisor2020 — 2022
Unify ConsultingDirector, Data Science & Machine Learning2019 — 2021Greater Seattle Area
BSQUARESr. Director of Product Innovation (Machine Learning, Internet of Things & Architecture)2017 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
Freedom MortgageVice President of Engineering/Technology2015 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
OfferBoard (Acquired by Entoro Capital Group)CTO2013 — 2015Seattle/Greater New York City Area
LIVESTAGE° and TelvettoCTO2011 — 2013Greater
RoviDirector, Mobile/Social Platform Product Management2010 — 2011
RoviDirector, Mobile Product Development2009 — 2011
RoviDirector, Mobile Solution Sales and Professional Services2008 — 2011
RoviDirector, Mobile Product Management, Operations & Operator Relations2006 — 2011
RoviDirector, Mobile Entertainment2006 — 2011
ABI Research, IncDirector of Broadband, Digital Home and Digital Media2002 — 2006

Skills & more

LeadershipStrategy83Mentoring12Active Inference1AWS SageMaker1PyTorchPython (Programming Language)1Microsoft Azure Machine Learning1Azure Databricks1Amazon Web Services (AWS)TensorFlow1Keras1

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Software as a Service (SaaS)MLFlowSQLGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)ML CommonsAI AlignmentAI SafetyNeuro Symbolic AIFree Energy PrincipleClimate ChangeHuggingfaceGen AI

Languages English

Competent Boards Climate Change Designation Program — Competent Boards

From Vamsi's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Aerobotics7Board seat

via 97212 Ventures · filed Sep 2025 · $1.3M raise

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

Colleagues at 97212 Ventures

Amit Maimon

Senior Advisor at 97212 Ventures

Dr. Maria Blekher

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Serendipity Impact VC

Edith Simchi-Levi

Investor at 97212 Ventures

Eyal Bino

Founding Partner at 97212 Ventures

Jeremy Boss

Associate at 97212 Ventures

Maria Blekher

Investor at 97212 Ventures

Tal Edry

General Partner at 97212 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vamsi Sistla?: Vamsi Sistla is a venture partner and Nike's global AI/ML lead for Product Creation and Merchandising, bringing hands-on experience deploying large-scale consumer AI and serving founders building generative AI commerce.
Where does Vamsi Sistla work?: Vamsi Sistla is Venture Partner at 97212 Ventures and Board director at Aerobotics7.
What does Vamsi Sistla invest in?: Vamsi Sistla invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Vamsi Sistla write?: Vamsi Sistla typically writes checks of $150K – $400K.
What boards does Vamsi Sistla sit on?: Vamsi Sistla holds tracked board seats at Aerobotics7.
Where did Vamsi Sistla go to school?: Vamsi Sistla studied at UC Berkeley School of Information (Master of Information and Data Sciences - MIDS, Data Sciences and Machine Learning); Stanford University (APM (Certification), Project Management & Strategy); Oakland University (MS, Mechanical Engineering).

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Shared employers

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