Semil Shah Overview
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Partner
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Information Technology
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Semil Shah General Information
Biography
Mr. Semil Shah serves as Partner at Haystack. He serves as Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. He serves on the advisory boards of The Alpha Network and StrictlyVC. He serves as Advisor at Daily. He serves as General Partner at Haystack Ventures. at He served as Board Member at Nubix. He served as a Venture Partner at GGV Capital. He served as Board Member and Advisor at BirdEye. 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. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a Master's degree from Harvard University.
Contact Information
Address
- 727 Sansome Street
- Floor 3
- San Francisco, CA 94111
- United States
Semil Shah Positions (3)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Haystack Management Company | Investor | Partner | San Francisco, CA | Venture Capital | |
Haystack Ventures | Investor | General Partner | New York, NY | Real Estate | |
Lightspeed Venture Partners | Investor | Venture Partner | Menlo Park, CA | Venture Capital |
Semil Shah Lead Partner on Deals (172)
Company | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Deal Status | Industry | Location |
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Kinetic Automation | 20-Jun-2024 | Early Stage VC (Series B) | Completed | Automotive | Santa Ana, CA | |
Synch (Business/Productivity Software) | 21-Mar-2024 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | New York, NY | ||
Kinetic Automation | 27-Jul-2023 | Completed | Automotive | Santa Ana, CA | ||
Trebellar | 01-May-2023 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | San Francisco, CA | ||
Scoop | 17-Nov-2022 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | San Francisco, CA | ||
Applied Intuition | 11-Nov-2021 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | Mountain View, CA | ||
Finley Technologies | 14-Jun-2021 | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | San Francisco, CA | ||
Rewatch | 26-May-2021 | Completed | Communication Software | San Francisco, CA | ||
Bevy (Business/Productivity Software) | 10-Mar-2021 | Later Stage VC (Series C) | Completed | Business/Productivity Software | Palo Alto, CA | |
Rewatch | 05-Jan-2021 | Seed Round | Completed | Communication Software | San Francisco, CA |
Semil Shah Network (1,297)
Board Members (12)
Name | Company | Representing | Location | From |
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Ellen Levy Ph.D | Birdeye ( Business/Productivity Software) | Self | Palo Alto, CA | |
Joseph Porten | Birdeye ( Business/Productivity Software) | Accel-KKR | Palo Alto, CA | |
Birdeye ( Business/Productivity Software) | Self | Palo Alto, CA | ||
Birdeye ( Business/Productivity Software) | Self | Palo Alto, CA | ||
Birdeye ( Business/Productivity Software) | Self | Palo Alto, CA |
Portfolio Executives (1,285)
Name | Company | Role | Deal date | Location |
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Christopher Weber | Kinetic Automation | Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer | 20-Jun-2024 | Santa Ana, CA |
Nikhil Naikal Ph.D | Kinetic Automation | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | 20-Jun-2024 | Santa Ana, CA |
Kinetic Automation | Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | 20-Jun-2024 | Santa Ana, CA | |
Synch (Business/Productivity Software) | Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | 21-Mar-2024 | New York, NY | |
Synch (Business/Productivity Software) | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | 21-Mar-2024 | New York, NY |
Semil Shah Affiliated Funds (6)
Fund | Investor | Fund Type | Status | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | IRR | IRR Quartile |
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Haystack Ventures III | Haystack Management Company | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Fully Invested | 2015 | ||||
Haystack Fund I | Haystack Management Company | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Fully Invested | 2013 | ||||
Haystack Ventures VI | Haystack Management Company | Venture - General | Closed | 2022 | ||||
Haystack Fund II | Haystack Management Company | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Fully Invested | 2014 | ||||
Haystack Ventures V | Haystack Management Company | Venture Capital - Early Stage | Closed | 2019 |
Semil Shah Advisory Roles (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Daily (Software Development Applications) | Company | Advisor | San Francisco, CA | Software Development Applications |
Semil Shah FAQs
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Who is Semil Shah?
Mr. Semil Shah serves as Partner at Haystack.
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Semil Shah’s primary position is Partner.
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