# Shyam Sankar: angel investments and portfolio > Shyam Sankar is an angel. 4 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Shyam Sankar Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 4 cheques on record. Email Deploying now Angel Series A Series B Follow Shyam Sankar and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fshyam-sankar) Deploying now **100%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **135** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$85M** Rounds led **1 of 4** Pitch Shyam Sankar ## Shyam Sankar highlights - 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 Led 1 rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Jun** **[Telepatia](https://millionrounds.com/company/telepatia)** Series A · BR · LatamList **$33M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Valar Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/valar-atomics)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$450M** *Led* - **Jan** **[Outtake](https://millionrounds.com/company/outtake)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$40M** With 11 others - **2025** 1 round - **Nov** **[Valar Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/valar-atomics)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$130M** With 9 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The cheque Series A Series B Median round joined **$85M** the round, not its cheque Led 1 of 4 rounds **25%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jun 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *2* - Series B *2* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 2 - [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) 2 - [John Donovan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-donovan) 2 - [Palmer Luckey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palmer-luckey) 2 **Pitching Shyam Sankar?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Shyam Sankar. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Initialized Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital)[**John Donovan** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-donovan)[**Palmer Luckey** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palmer-luckey) ## Recently backed The latest companies Shyam Sankar put money into. [**Valar Atomics** $450M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/valar-atomics)[**Outtake** $40M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/outtake) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at Shyam Sankar: [Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/person/shyam-sankar). - Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III [Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/person/shyam-sankar) · 2026 4.11 from 209 ratings on Goodreads About the book 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… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Shyam Sankar in the title, and 2 more that mention it. - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 20 Mar 2026 · 55 min Inside Palantir: Building Software That Matters with Shyam Sankar Mentions [Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 17 Mar 2026 · 2h 53m AI Side Quests, Zaslav's Payday, SF Housing Market is Back | Shyam Sankar, Gili Raanan, Anna Patterson, Jake Loosararian, carried_no_interest With [Anna Patterson](https://millionrounds.com/person/anna-patterson)[Jake Loosararian](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-loosararian) Mentions [Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 10 Mar 2026 · 1h 22m Shyam Sankar - Celebrating Heretics - [Invest Like the Best, EP.462] Mentions [Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar) Apple PodcastsShow page - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 23 Jul 2025 · 1h 34m Winning the AI Race Part 1: Michael Kratsios, Kelly Loeffler, Chris Power, Shyam Sankar, Paul Buchheit, Jake Loosararian With [Jake Loosararian](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-loosararian) Mentions [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit)[Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar)[Visa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/visa) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 17 Apr 2025 · 3h 13m 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 With [Daniel Singer](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-singer-cpa-ca)[Delian Asparouhov](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov)[Gaurav Misra](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaurav-misra) Mentions [Ahti Heinla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ahti-heinla)[Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar) Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 4 Mar 2024 · 1h 7m Mission Over Money & The State of Defense Tech with Palantir's Shyam Sankar | E1908 Mentions [Shyam Sankar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shyam-sankar) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 22 Sept 2026 · 1h 19m a16z Just Launched a School Apple PodcastsShow page - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 6 Apr 2026 · 1h 9m The Companies Changing Warfare Forever: Palantir & Anduril Execs on Drones, AI & the Future of War Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Shyam Sankar ### What does Shyam Sankar invest in? Shyam Sankar invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Shyam Sankar? 4 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2026. ### What has Shyam Sankar invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Telepatia (Series A, Jun 2026), Valar Atomics (Series B, Apr 2026) and Outtake (Series B, Jan 2026). ### How big are Shyam Sankar's cheques? The median round it joins is $85M. ### Is Shyam Sankar investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Shyam Sankar invest alongside? Most often Alumni Ventures (2 rounds together), Initialized Capital (2 rounds together) and John Donovan (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Shyam Sankar? Shyam Sankar is an angel. ### Where does this information on Shyam Sankar come from? 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