Irving Hsu
Principal
Mayfield Fund
Mayfield principal investing in enterprise AI and infrastructure.
Bio
Professional summary
Ursheet Parikh is a Partner at Mayfield focused on AI, enterprise infrastructure, and human and planetary health. Mayfield's profile says he partners with founders early in the company life cycle and works on products requiring deep expertise around generational technology and market trends. His current partnerships include Balbix, Chemix, Highway 9 Networks, Mammoth Biosciences, Mirvie, Qventus, Qwiet.AI, and Versa Networks. Prior to Mayfield, he was co-founder and CEO of StorSimple, acquired by Microsoft in 2012, and had operating experience at Cisco, Microsoft, Deloitte Consulting, and Andiamo Systems. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from IIT Mumbai.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
verified: early in the company life cycle
Sector
verified: AIverified: Enterpriseverified: Human Healthverified: Planetary Health
Thesis
AIEnterprise InfrastructureHuman & Planetary Health
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
BalbixChemixHighway 9 NetworksMammoth BiosciencesMirvieQventusQwiet.AIVersa NetworksRancher LabsCloudGenixFoodsmartStorSimple
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Emphasize deep technical differentiation in AI infrastructure, healthcare, bio, or enterprise systems, and show why the company needs early, hands-on category-building support.
Personalization hooks
- 1Former founder/CEO of StorSimple, giving him direct enterprise infrastructure founder experience.
- 2Mayfield profile says he is passionate about transforming college education and accelerating healthcare innovation.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Mayfield profile lists recent or current AI/enterprise health and infrastructure companies including Obot, Highway 9 Networks, and Qventus.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Mayfield FundPartnerPresent (LinkedIn shows stealth role — status may have changed)
- StorSimpleCo-founder & CEOPrior; acquired by Microsoft in 2012
- CiscoExecutive rolePrior
- MicrosoftExecutive rolePrior
- Deloitte ConsultingConsultantPrior
- Andiamo SystemsRolePrior; acquired by Cisco
Education
- IIT MumbaiB.S., Computer Science & Engineering
- Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaM.B.A.
Skills
AIenterprise infrastructurehealthcare investingdeep techinception-stage investing
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