Semil Shah Overview
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 1

- Investments
- 35
- Portfolio
- 15
- Exits
- 18

Semil Shah General Information
Description
Mr. Semil Shah is the Founder and serves as General Partner at Haystack. Shah serves as Advisor at Nubix. He served as a Venture Partner at GGV Capital. He also serves as an Investor of BirdEye He serves as the Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He serves on the advisory boards of The Alpha Network and StrictlyVC. He is also a former consultant for several venture capital firms, including General Catalyst, Trinity Ventures, and GGV Capital, among others. His notable AI investments include AirMap, an airspace services provider that focuses on providing accurate airspace information for building unmanned aircraft, drones, and applications; Iris Automation, which helps industrial drones avoid collision; and SkySafe, which provides drone defense and airspace control solutions. Semil holds a bachelor's degree from University of Michigan and a Master's degree from Harvard University.
Contact Information
- Palo Alto, CA
- United States
Semil Shah Investments (35)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Rewatch | 05-Jan-2021 | Angel (individual) | 000 | Communication Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
0000000 | 17-Dec-2020 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
0000 (000000000) | 21-May-2019 | 0000 00000 | 000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
0000000 | 05-Jun-2017 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
00000000 | 10-Jan-2017 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Out of Business | 00000 0000 |
00000 | 01-Jan-2017 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Software Development Applications | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
000000000 | 29-Dec-2016 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Electronics (B2C) | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | 00000 0000 |
00000000 | 01-Dec-2016 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Educational Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
Filecoin | 23-May-2016 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Storage (IT) | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
MarianaIQ | 01-Mar-2016 | Seed Round | 000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 00000 0000 |
Semil Shah Exits (18)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Try (Internet Retail) | 09-Jun-2020 | Out of Business | |
0000000 | 10-Mar-2020 | 000000 00 000000 | |
0000000 | 01-Nov-2019 | 000 00 00000000 | |
0000000 00 0 | 03-Apr-2019 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
000000000 | 08-Feb-2019 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
000000 | 25-Oct-2018 | 000000000000000000 | |
00000 | 01-Jun-2018 | 000 00 00000000 | |
000000000 | 03-May-2018 | 0000000000 | |
Bluesmart | 02-May-2018 | Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg | |
MarianaIQ | 18-Apr-2018 | Merger/Acquisition | 00.00 |
Semil Shah Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
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Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Semil Shah | Angel Investor | 000 | 0 | Palo Alto, CA |
Semil Shah Co-Investors (42)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Arba Seed Investment Group | 1 | 0 |
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First Round Capital | 0 | 0 |
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Foundation Capital | 0 | 0 |
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Matrix Partners | 0 | 0 |
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New York University Endowment | 0 | 0 |
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