Anika Gupta Vatsa, PhD
Principal
Google Ventures
GV principal investing in biotech companies developing new medicines.
Bio
Professional summary
Karim Faris is a general partner at GV focused on enterprise software and analytics as data, IT infrastructure, and learning algorithms reshape business workflows. His GV profile also highlights a passion for security innovation. His portfolio includes Altana AI, Anomali, Cloudera, Cohesity, CyberGRX, DocuSign, Duo Security, Egnyte, FullStory, Incorta, and Mist Systems. Before GV, he worked on Google's corporate development team and held business and product development roles at Level 3 Communications, Intel, and Siemens.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Seed / Early Stage
Sector
Enterprise softwareAIAnalyticsCybersecurity
Thesis
Enterprise softwareAnalyticsAI and learning algorithmsSecurity innovation
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Altana AIAnomaliClouderaCohesityCyberGRXDocuSignDuo SecurityEgnyteFullStoryIncortaMist SystemsVeza
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a mission-driven but technically grounded enterprise software or security thesis, especially where AI, data access, or analytics changes how large organizations operate.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his long-running focus on enterprise software and analytics.
- 2Connect security pitches to expanding attack surfaces created by AI and cloud adoption.
- 3Mention relevant parallels to Duo Security, Cloudera, Cohesity, or Veza only when the comparison is direct.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Published GV pieces on Veza's acquisition journey and enterprise SaaS security company Push Security.
Continues to focus on enterprise security and data access themes through GV portfolio activity.
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