Sundeep Peechu
Managing Partner·Felicis
Bio
Professional summary
Sundeep Peechu is a Managing Partner and founding member of Felicis. His official Felicis profile identifies Health & Bio and Artificial Intelligence as focus areas and lists notable investments across AI, healthcare, security, fintech infrastructure, and companies that reached public markets. Before joining Felicis in 2010, he joined Intel through the acquisition of Sarvega, where he had been an early employee working on security infrastructure design. His educational background includes computer science degrees from IIT Madras and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, plus an MBA from Stanford.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Sector
Thesis
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Best suited for founders building technically ambitious AI, healthcare, bio, security, or vertical AI businesses with potential for venture-scale outcomes.
Partneralization hooks
- 1Reference his stated interest in AI and health/bio, especially AI applied to healthcare workflows or scientific progress.
- 2Connect the company’s ambition to his long-term technology optimism and preference for high-risk, high-reward businesses.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official Felicis profile lists recent perspectives and portfolio posts related to Arena, PermitFlow, Mercor, vertical AI, healthcare administration, and AI productivity.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- FelicisManaging PartnerJun 2010 - Present
- PrenuvoBoard MemberSep 2021 - Present
- MercorBoard ObserverOct 2024 - Present
- PicnicHealthBoard MemberAug 2020 - Present
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA/Studies
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMS, Computer Science
Skills
Other partners at Felicis
10 more profiles
Aydin Senkut
Founder & Managing Partner
Felicis
Aydin Senkut is the Founder and Managing Partner of Felicis. He is a former early Google executive and first Google product manager who has built Felicis into a multi-stage venture firm backing category-defining technology companies.
Daniel Bartus
Partner, Head of Research
Felicis
Felicis partner leading research across AI, data, security, and enterprise software.
Eric Flaningam
Partner
Felicis
Felicis partner investing in AI-led disruption across complex industries.
Feyza Haskaraman
Partner
Felicis
Felicis partner focused on AI-native security, developer infrastructure, and enterprise platforms.
Jake Storm
General Partner
Felicis
Felicis GP backing cybersecurity, defense tech, AI, and enterprise software companies.
James Detweiler
General Partner
Felicis
James Detweiler is a General Partner at Felicis. His official profile lists investments across AI, legal AI, robotics, and AI infrastructure companies.
Katie Riester
Managing Director & GP, Fund of Funds Investing
Felicis
Felicis managing director leading investor relations and fund-of-funds investing.
Peter Deng
General Partner
Felicis
General Partner at Felicis investing in AI companies, with prior product leadership roles at OpenAI, Airtable, Uber, Meta, Facebook, and Instagram.
Tobi Coker
Partner
Felicis
Felicis partner investing across AI, health, bio, and data infrastructure.
Viviana Faga
General Partner
Felicis
Viviana Faga is a General Partner at Felicis with deep operating experience in enterprise SaaS, cloud, and category creation. Her background includes senior marketing and go-to-market roles at Yammer, Salesforce, Platfora, and Zenefits.