What does Shyam Sankar invest in?
Shyam Sankar invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record).
Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 4 cheques on record.
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4 cheques in the last 12 months
Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds
Led 1 rounds
Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances
3 rounds
1 round
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The latest companies Shyam Sankar put money into.
One book written by people at Shyam Sankar: Shyam Sankar.

Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III
Shyam Sankar · 2026
4.11 from 209 ratings on Goodreads
From the CTO of Palantir comes a bold call to arms for resurrecting America’s industrial base, and winning the defense technology race that will define the twenty-first century.America is in an undeclared state of emergency. Not since the Cold War has the US faced such powerful…
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6 episodes naming Shyam Sankar in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Inside Palantir: Building Software That Matters with Shyam Sankar
MentionsShyam Sankar

AI Side Quests, Zaslav's Payday, SF Housing Market is Back | Shyam Sankar, Gili Raanan, Anna Patterson, Jake Loosararian, carried_no_interest
WithAnna PattersonJake Loosararian
MentionsShyam Sankar

Shyam Sankar - Celebrating Heretics - [Invest Like the Best, EP.462]
MentionsShyam Sankar

Winning the AI Race Part 1: Michael Kratsios, Kelly Loeffler, Chris Power, Shyam Sankar, Paul Buchheit, Jake Loosararian
WithJake Loosararian
MentionsPaul BuchheitShyam SankarVisa+2

Shyam Sankar, Delian Asparouhov, Ian Brooke, Gaurav Misra, Ahti Heinla, Daniel Singer, Adam Kovacevich, OpenAI Unveils New Reasoning Models, OpenAI in Talks to Acquire Windsurf for $3B
WithDaniel SingerDelian AsparouhovGaurav Misra
MentionsAhti HeinlaShyam Sankar

Mission Over Money & The State of Defense Tech with Palantir's Shyam Sankar | E1908
MentionsShyam Sankar

a16z Just Launched a School

The Companies Changing Warfare Forever: Palantir & Anduril Execs on Drones, AI & the Future of War
Shyam Sankar invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record).
4 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2026.
Its most recent investments on record: Telepatia (Series A, Jun 2026), Valar Atomics (Series B, Apr 2026) and Outtake (Series B, Jan 2026).
The median round it joins is $85M.
Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.
Most often Alumni Ventures (2 rounds together), Initialized Capital (2 rounds together) and John Donovan (2 rounds together).
Shyam Sankar is an angel.
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