Sameer Dholakia
Partner·Bessemer Venture Partners
Bio
Professional summary
Sameer Dholakia is a partner in Bessemer's growth investment practice, where he focuses on cloud and AI investments. He previously joined SendGrid as CEO and board member in 2014, led the company through its 2017 IPO, and later through its roughly $3 billion acquisition by Twilio in 2019. Before SendGrid, he was group vice president and general manager of Citrix's cloud platforms group and CEO of VMLogix.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Bessemer Venture PartnersPartner2022 – Present
- SendGridCEO and Board Member2014 – 2019
- Citrix SystemsGroup Vice President and General Manager, Cloud Platforms Group
- VMLogixCEO
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA
- Stanford UniversityMA, Organizational Studies
- Stanford UniversityBA, Economics
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