Aadit Narayanaswamy
Venture Associate
Bling Capital
Venture Associate at Bling Capital in San Francisco.
Bio
Professional summary
Eric Theis is a Partner at Bling Capital, where his official profile says he focuses on SaaS, data products, marketplaces, and automation. Before joining Bling, he was a senior software engineer at Flexport, building marketplace, finance, and payments products supporting very large transaction volumes. Earlier, he built software at Barefoot Networks, which was acquired by Intel, for high-throughput reprogrammable switches used in software-defined networking. His broader technical background includes analytics infrastructure for Facebook's advertising platform, Instagram fake-account detection, research with superconducting quantum interference devices, and deal discovery and diligence automations with World Innovation Lab. He holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
early stage
Sector
SaaSdata productsmarketplacesautomationfintech infrastructuresoftware-defined networking
Thesis
SaaSData productsMarketplacesAutomation
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
FlexportBarefoot NetworksFacebookInstagramWorld Innovation Lab
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Use a technical product-led pitch around automation, data workflows, marketplaces, or financial/operational infrastructure, with clear evidence that the product solves a real systems problem.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference Flexport marketplace, finance, or payments experience if the startup touches logistics, fintech, or transaction workflows.
- 2For technical infrastructure startups, highlight systems depth and scalability rather than generic SaaS metrics alone.
- 3If relevant, connect data products or automation to his diligence automation experience.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Bling CapitalPartner2020 – Present
- SpellbookBoard Observer2023 – Present
- SunboundBoard Observer2021 – Present
- FlexportSenior Software Engineer2019 – 2022
- Barefoot Networks (acq. by Intel)Software Engineer2016 – 2019
Education
- Stanford UniversityMS, Computer Science
- Stanford UniversityBS, Computer Science2016
Skills
Distributed SystemsDatabasesMarketplacesSaaSFintech
Languages
EnglishGerman
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