Vig Sachidananda

Partner atGradient VenturesSan Francisco

Vig Sachidananda is a partner at Gradient Ventures with a background in electrical engineering and software engineering. He has worked at Microsoft, NASA, and machine learning startups, and lives in San Francisco.

What Vig can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Career

  1. Clockwork.io · seed stage software engineer
  2. Celect · seed stage software engineer
  3. Microsoft
  4. NASA
  5. Microsoft
  6. NASA
  7. Gradient Ventures · Partner
    Now

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Focus

aimachine learningsoftware systemsfinancial technologies

Education

Stanford University, M.S., Ph.D in Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Maryland, College Park, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

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Who is Vig Sachidananda?

Vig Sachidananda is a partner at Gradient Ventures with a background in electrical engineering and software engineering. He has worked at Microsoft, NASA, and machine learning startups, and lives in San Francisco.

How much does Vig Sachidananda invest?

Gradient Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

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What did Vig Sachidananda do before Gradient Ventures?

seed stage software engineer at Clockwork.io; seed stage software engineer at Celect; Microsoft; NASA; Microsoft; NASA.

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