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Vamsi Sistla

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at 97212 Ventures · Board director at Aerobotics7

Sammamish, Washington, United States

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

FoundedAerobotics7

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

Intro paths

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Aerobotics7's investors · 1

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

Co-founders at Aerobotics7

HZ
Harshwardhansinh ZalaExecutive Officer, Director
UK
Urvashi KikaniDirector

Experience

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

Education

  1. UC Berkeley School of InformationMaster of Information and Data Sciences - MIDS, Data Sciences and Machine Learning
  2. Stanford UniversityAPM (Certification), Project Management & Strategy
  3. Oakland UniversityMS, Mechanical Engineering
  4. Koneru Lakshmaiah College of EngineeringBtech, Mechanical Engineering

Skills & more

LeadershipStrategy83Mentoring12Active Inference1AWS SageMaker1PyTorchPython (Programming Language)1Microsoft Azure Machine Learning1Azure Databricks1Amazon Web Services (AWS)TensorFlow1Keras1
+12 moreSoftware 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
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
Ronnie Lavi
Operating Partner at 97212 Ventures
Tali Edry
Principal at ICONYC labs

Frequently asked questions

Where does Vamsi Sistla work?
Vamsi Sistla is Venture Partner at 97212 Ventures and Founder 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 companies did Vamsi Sistla found?
Vamsi Sistla founded Aerobotics7.

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