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Deedy Das

Deedy Das

Partner·Menlo Ventures

San Francisco, California, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Deedy Das is a partner at Menlo Ventures focused on early-stage AI/ML, next-generation infrastructure, and enterprise software investments. Before Menlo, he was on the founding team at Glean, where he moved from engineering into product leadership for Glean Assistant. Earlier, he worked in technical roles at Google and Facebook, including search and AI work at Google.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

GoodfireOpenRouterPrime IntellectOpenHands AIWispr Flow

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Menlo VenturesPartner2024 – Present
  • Menlo VenturesPrincipal2023 – 2025
  • GleanFounding team, engineering and product lead
  • GoogleTechnical roles
  • FacebookTechnical roles

Education

  • Cornell UniversityBS and MS, Computer Science

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Jean-Paul (J.P.) Sanday

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Data analyticsEnterprise softwareFuture of workInflection stageIntelligent automationVertical SaaS
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