Invests in
Sectors:
Locations:
Min Investment:
$250,000.00Max Investment:
$3,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,000,000.00
Skills
Education
- Uo
Master's degree
- Uo
Bachelor's degree, Graduated in 2 years
High School Diploma
Castilleja School
Lists including Minal
Investments
Work Experience
2016
Founder and General Partner
2016
Fund II: Venture capital firm currently in stealth investing primarily in B2B seed-stage startups primarily in the U.S. Serve in various Board and Board observer roles. Fund I: I founded a multi-stage, global $183m venture capital firm (early-stage fund and a separate late-stage opportunities fund). That fund has since been full deployed, exited, rebranded, and nearly wound down.
2014 - 2016
Vice President
2014 - 2016
Evaluated angel investment opportunities and advised tech startup companies founded by Stanford University graduates. SA&E invested in over 20 companies, including SoFi (2021 IPO).
2013 - 2014
Of Counsel
2013 - 2014
See Fenwick & West description below.
2010 - 2013
Lawyer
2010 - 2013
Served as outside legal counsel to companies ranging from newly incorporated tech startups to public companies. Managed over 150 venture/convertible debt financings with an aggregate deal value in excess of $1 billion. Managed over 30 mergers, acquisitions and asset sales as well as several IPOs. Company clients have included Twitter, Uber, Square, Medium, Zuora, and HTC. Served as Secretary to the Board and attended nearly 1,000 Board meetings. Recipient of the Fenwick & West LLP Pro Bono Client Services Award, 2011
2007 - 2010
Lawyer
2007 - 2010
See Fenwick & West description above.
2006 - 2007
Law Clerk
2006 - 2007
Served as an advisor on the Masroor Ahmed v. State case, which garnered significant national press and was subsequently confirmed by the Indian Supreme Court.
2004 - 2004
Judicial Clerk
2004 - 2004
Wrote 11 draft orders for law & motion calendar, drafted 20 case management statements, and researched legal issues for the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte.
2002 - 2003
Editorial Columnist
2002 - 2003
Sixth largest newspaper in the U.S. based on daily circulation. Wrote two articles as part of a featured weekly column. Youngest ever columnist for the newspaper.
Constituent Services
2002 - 2003
2001 - 2002
Product Marketing
2001 - 2002
Worked directly for the VP of Marketing on mobile startup's product positioning, product messaging, developing go-to-market strategy, customer market research, designing product demos, and coordinating product launch