# Shashank Saxena, Co-Founder and CEO > Shashank Saxena, Co-Founder and CEO. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Shashank Saxena Co-Founder and CEO at [Bowery Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bowery-capital) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Bowery Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=shashank-saxena)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=shashank-saxena) ## The firm [**Bowery Capital** VC firm · US **5** cheques in 12 months **75** all time **3** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bowery-capital) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Pantomath Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Vndly Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 5 filings · since 2017 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Bowery Capital - [**Adam Smith** Board Director *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-smith-2) - [**Bersabel Tadesse** Director of Product *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bersabel-tadesse) - [**Evan Ganz** Principal, Constellation Technology Ventures *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/evan-ganz) - [**James Hu** Associate *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-hu) - [**Jessica Bernido** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jessica-bernido) - [**Loren Vittetoe** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/loren-vittetoe) - [**Michael Brown** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-brown-3) - [**Neil Capel** CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-capel) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 11 Jun 2026 · 1h 32m Questions Every Founder Must Answer Before Taking an Acquisition Offer | Shashank Saxena, VNDLY & Pantomath With [Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) Mentions [Michael Jordan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-jordan) About this episode Most AI failures won't come from a bad model. They'll come from bad data. Shashank Saxena spent most of his career on the buying side of enterprise technology before founding VNDLY which was acquired by Workday for $510 million. He then joined Sierra as a Managing Partner before going full time as… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 24 Feb 2025 · 31 min 471. How AI Transforms Services into Software and Revolutionizes Enterprise SaaS (Shashank Saxena) With [Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) About this episode Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures joins Nick to discuss How AI Transforms Services into Software and Revolutionizes Enterprise SaaS. In this episode we cover: Vendor Management System Vinley The Future of Work and AI The Role of AI in Enterprise Adoption Regulation and AI Adoption Characteristics… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Shashank Saxena in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 18 Dec 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 447: Choosing the Right VC: Understanding Value Add, Assessing Alignment, and Identifying the Best Board Partner (Jiang, Walsh, Saxena) Mentions [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures)[Kevin Jiang](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-jiang)[Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Kevin Jiang of Mangusta Capital Shamin Walsh of BAM Ventures Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures We asked guests to share the best question they've ever been asked by an allocator. The host of The Full Ratchet is… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 20 Nov 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 441. How Great Leaders Build Alignment, Set the Bar High, and Learn When to Let Go (Schroepfer, Saxena, Delk) Mentions [Gigascale Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gigascale-capital)[Mike Schroepfer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-schroepfer)[Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Mike Schroepfer of Gigascale Capital Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures Ryan Delk of Primer We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet is… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 27 Oct 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 436. Visionary Founders, From Steve Jobs to Brian Armstrong, and the Leaders Blending Life Sciences and Technology (Schuler, Saxena, Bussgang) Mentions [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[Barry Schuler](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-schuler)[Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Barry Schuler of DFJ Growth Ventures Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital We asked guests to discuss the most visionary founder that they've worked with and what makes them so… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 2 Oct 2025 · 3 min Investor Stories 431. Level Heads Build Enduring Companies, The Power of Persistence, and Why Conviction is Everything (Saxena, Delk, Rizik) Mentions [Chris Rizik](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-rizik-accelerate-blue-fund)[Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Shashank Saxena of Sierra Ventures Ryan Delk of Primer Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 18 Aug 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 421: Rewriting the Playbook (Walsh, Schroepfer, Saxena) Mentions [Mike Schroepfer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-schroepfer)[Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Shamin Walsh Mike Schroepfer Shashank Saxena We asked guests to describe the biggest change to their investment philosophy over the course of their career The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=shashank-saxena). ## Find people like Shashank Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)