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Sameer Dholakia

Investor atBessemer Venture PartnersFirm active Oct 2San Francisco Bay Area
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Sameer Dholakia is a partner and co-lead of the growth investment practice at Bessemer Venture Partners, focusing on high-growth cloud businesses)Skip. He previously served as CEO of SendGrid and held roles at Citrix and VMLogix.

What Sameer can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Bessemer Venture Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. VMLogix · founder
  2. Citrix · GM of the Cloud Platforms Group
  3. SendGrid · CEO
    2014-2019
  4. Bessemer Venture Partners · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

VMLogix

Focus

high-growth cloudgenaiphysical aigrowthcloud infrastructure

Education

Stanford University, B.A. in economicsStanford University, M.A. in organizational studiesHarvard Business School, M.B.A.

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Who is Sameer Dholakia?

Sameer Dholakia is a partner and co-lead of the growth investment practice at Bessemer Venture Partners, focusing on high-growth cloud businesses)Skip. He previously served as CEO of SendGrid and held roles at Citrix and VMLogix.

How much does Sameer Dholakia invest?

Sameer Dholakia invests through Bessemer Venture Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Sameer Dholakia?

A warm intro from a founder Bessemer Venture Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Sameer Dholakia do before Bessemer Venture Partners?

founder at VMLogix; GM of the Cloud Platforms Group at Citrix; CEO at SendGrid.

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