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Alex TranunlockedVeni: together at Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2012)
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×4Veni: together at Raffles Institution
Veni: together at ADP
About
Veni Dhir is a director at ADP Ventures, where she focuses on investments across enterprise software, AI, and the future of work, and was a founding member of ADP's corporate venture fund. Her prior experience spans private equity, M&A, and corporate development, including leadership roles at Nextdoor, a founding team role at Explorer Acquisitions, and investing positions at Industrial Growth Partners and Palladium Equity Partners, with earlier work at Morgan Stanley AIP and Houlihan Lokey. She holds a BS in commerce with a second major in Financial Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR Tech
Experience
- ADPDirector, Venturescurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- NextdoorCorp Dev and Finance & Strategy2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Industrial Growth PartnersInvestment Professional2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Explorer AcquisitionsInvestment Professional2020 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
- Palladium Equity Partners, LLCPrivate Equity Investment Professional2016 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Houlihan LokeyFinancial Analyst2013 — 2015new york, new york
- Morgan Stanley Investment ManagementAIP- Investment Analyst2012 — 2013
Skills & more
Bloomberg Terminal6Microsoft Excel8Bloomberg4Microsoft Office4Stata2Excel1Matlab1Visual Basic1Visio1Capital IQ1PowerPoint3Microsoft Word1
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HindiStrategic PartnershipsSpecial SituationsDistressed DebtPortfolio ManagementDistressed M&AInvestment PortfoliosBuy-sideGrowth InvestingBoard of DirectorsStart-up VenturesInvestment ValuationLanguages Hindi · Indonesian
From Veni's professional profile.
Colleagues at ADP Ventures
Abhi Chaki
Sr. Director, Investments & Strategic Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Amaury Peltier
Head of Incubator Strategy & Crypto at ADP Ventures
Aru Raavi
Director, Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Ava Johnson
Sr. Director, Head of Marketing at ADP Ventures
Beto Dias
Sr. Director, Product Development at ADP Ventures
Hashim Ibrahim
Director, Strategic Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Isabel Izquierdo
VP, Partnerships at ADP Ventures
Jeremiah Johnson
Senior Lead Product Manager at ADP Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Veni Dhir?
- Veni Dhir is a director at ADP Ventures, where she focuses on investments across enterprise software, AI, and the future of work, and was a founding member of ADP's corporate venture fund. Her prior experience spans private equity, M&A, and corporate development, including leadership roles at Nextdoor, a founding team role at Explorer Acquisitions, and investing positions at Industrial Growth Partners and Palladium Equity Partners, with earlier work at Morgan Stanley AIP and Houlihan Lokey. She holds a BS in commerce with a second major in Financial Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- Where does Veni Dhir work?
- Veni Dhir is Director at ADP Ventures.
- What does Veni Dhir invest in?
- Veni Dhir invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, HR Tech.
- What check size does Veni Dhir write?
- Veni Dhir typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- Where did Veni Dhir go to school?
- Veni Dhir studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Virginia (Bachelors of Science in Commerce(Finance & Accounting) and Second major in Financial Economics); Raffles Institution (GCE 'A' levels, Science with Economics).
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Also attended University of Virginia667
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Also attended Raffles Institution82
Chen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesChen YangAdvisor at Golden Gate VenturesAllison CaraganExecutive Business Partner at CapitalGJudy TsaiInvestor at CapitalGVanessa TeoDirector, Legal & Head of ESG at Openspace VenturesJoe ZhangPartner at TNBAura
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Shared employers
Also worked at ADP66
Brian BrackeenGeneral Partner at Lightship CapitalSamantha MartinezBrand Associate at CAVU Consumer PartnersPaul MelchiorreOperating Partner at StripesMcKenna PaulsonDirector, Marketing & Administrative Operations at RRE VenturesEric BregandOperational Partner at Astanor VenturesNathan HarrisChief Operating Officer at Aura Group
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Also worked at Nextdoor30
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkChris VarelasInvestor at Riverwood CapitalSarah LearyVenture Partner at Unusual VenturesAditya NaganathPartner at KPCBBryan PowerVenture Partner at SHAKTILauren NemethInvestor at Premji Invest
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Also worked at Industrial Growth Partners35
Stacey ErnestVP Finance at Decibel PartnersAmit SwaroopPrincipal at Halifax GroupLisa LauSr. Manager, Finance & Accounting at Foresite CapitalMichael O'ConnorInvestor at Industrial Growth PartnersSteve MandellVice President at Accel-KKRMatt AntayaInvestor at Industrial Growth Partners
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Also worked at Palladium Equity Partners, LLC14
Katherine TercekHead of Investor Relations at QED InvestorsMario PérezPrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersSkyler SeymourSenior Associate at Pelion Venture PartnersGreg MitchellManaging Partner at AVP VenturesTom MastrobuoniVenture Partner at Big Idea VenturesKenneth SalasManaging Partner at Cintar Group
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