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Shyam Mani

Principal at AIX Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Shyam Mani is currently serving as a Principal at AIX Ventures in San Francisco, California, where he brings expertise in entrepreneurship, business leadership, private equity, and marketing strategy. With a background that includes roles at Kleiner Perkins and Bain Capital, he has co-founded successful ventures like DealDock and WE ARE SAATH Ltd., showcasing a strong track record in investing and supporting start-ups across various sectors. Shyam Mani's career highlights include his roles as a Co-Founder of DealDock, which was later acquired by ThoughtFocus, and as a Board Member of WE ARE SAATH Ltd., demonstrating his ability to build successful ventures and contribute to their growth and success in the market.

Work Experience 

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AIX Ventures

  • Principal

    2023 - Current

    Early-stage fund led by Richard Socher, Chris Manning, and Anthony Goldbloom. Early investors in Perplexity, Hugging Face, Codeium, Ideogram, Ambience Healthcare, and Weights & Biases Led: Marimo, stealth (seed), stealth (seed) Involved with: TollBit, Antispace, stealth (seed)

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marimo

  • Lead Investor and Board Observer

    2024

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TollBit

  • Lead Investor

    2024

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Kleiner Perkins

  • Investor

    2022 - 2023

    Early and growth-stage software Involved Investments: Cherry, Captions.ai

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early-stage, incubation, and growth companies.

kleinerperkins.com
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Bain Capital

  • Investor

    2021 - 2022

    Tech Opportunities Fund

Bain Capital is an alternative investment firm specializing in private equity, venture capital, and credit products.

baincapital.com
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DealDock (acquired by ThoughtFocus)

  • Co-Founder

    2019 - 2021

    Acquired by ThoughtFocus, an IT service provider backed by Blackstone and H.I.G. Capital https://thoughtfocus.com/accelerators/tf-docpro/

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WE ARE SAATH Ltd.

  • Co-Founder, Board Member

    2017 - 2019

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