Semil Shah Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

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

Primary Position
Education
Harvard University, Master's
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
se
Phone
+1 (650)
Address
  • 727 Sansome Street
  • Floor 3
  • San Francisco, CA 94111
  • United States
+1 (415)

Semil Shah Positions (3)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
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
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)

Portfolio Executives (1,285)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
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
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
Daily (Software Development Applications) Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Software Development Applications

Semil Shah FAQs

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    Semil Shah’s primary position is Partner.

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    Semil Shah’s email address is se and his phone number is +1 (650) .

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