# Somesh Dash: investor profile

> Somesh Dash, Managing Director at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners). The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Menlo Park, US · Partner

# Somesh Dash

Managing Director i at [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 12 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 12 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At IVP
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**IVP** VC firm · US **38** cheques in 12 months **286** all time **12** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Templarbit](https://millionrounds.com/startup/templarbit)
- [Uproxx Media Group](https://millionrounds.com/startup/uproxx-media-group)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[IVP XVIII-B](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp-xviii-b)** Executive Officer, Promoter since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners)** Executive Officer, Promoter since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Institutional Venture Partners XVIII-P](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners-xviii-p)** A Manager of the General Partner since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Hello Heart Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Amplitude, Inc.** Board Observer since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **H1 Insights, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Lyra Health, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners)** A Managing Member of the Manager on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners)** A Manager of the General Partner on 3 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Humu, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Woven Digital, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Pindrop Security, Inc.** Director on 7 filings · since 2015

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at IVP

- [**Dennis Phelps** Managing Director *18 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dennis-phelps-2)
- [**Alex Lim** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-lim)
- [**Blair Shane** Partner and Chief Marketing Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/blair-shane-2)
- [**Cack Wilhelm** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cack-wilhelm-2)
- [**Christopher Esqueda** Vice President of Finance *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christopher-esqueda)
- [**Dan Cooperman** Board of Directors *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-cooperman)
- [**James Black** Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-black-3)
- [**Jim Strand** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-strand)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 17 Nov 2025 · 1h 15m How a 45 Year Old VC Firm Decides to Invest or Pass? | Somesh Dash, Partner at IVP With [Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Andy Grove](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-grove) About this episode 130 IPOs from over 400 startups. IVP is now in its 18th fund, with companies like Perplexity, Glean, Slack, Figma, Twitter, Uber, and Abridge in its portfolio. Somesh Dash, general partner at the 45-year-old firm, has been part of IVP for more than 20 years. We start with something we are both… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Apr 2025 · 1h 3m 478. Classical vs. Jazz Leadership, IPO Readiness & Key Metrics for a Successful Offering, Requirements for David to Beat Goliath, and Why Altman and Other Leaders are Pivoting to Open Source (Somesh Dash) With [Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) About this episode Somesh Dash of IVP joins Nick to discuss Classical vs. Jazz Leadership, IPO Readiness & Key Metrics for a Successful Offering, Requirements for David to Beat Goliath, and Why Altman and Other Leaders are Pivoting to Open Source. In this episode we cover: AI's Role in Venture Investing AI Open… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Turpentine VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/turpentine-vc) · 11 Feb 2025 · 56 min E77: IVP's Somesh Dash on Growth Stage Investing and Strategic Discipline With [Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) About this episode This week on Turpentine VC, we're re-releasing one of our most popular episode: Erik Torenberg’s interview with Somesh Dash. Somesh is a General Partner at IVP, shares insights on IVP's unique positioning in the venture capital ecosystem, the importance of team construction, the future of venture… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 28 Jun 2020 · 1h 1m Somesh Dash, IVP on learnings from the crisis of 2002 & 2008 and investing in resilient companies With [Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) Mentions [Institutional Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/institutional-venture-partners) About this episode While having his family roots back in Odisha (India), Somesh had his upbringing in the US.After completing his graduation from UC Berkeley in 2001, as the US job-market was hit after 9/11 he came to India and joined Sony Entertainment.Later in 2005, he joined Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Apr 2020 · 56 min 214. Crisis Coverage w/ Somesh Dash - Late Stage Impacts & Prioritizing Mental Health With [Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) About this episode Somesh Dash of IVP joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Late Stage Impacts and Prioritizing Mental Health. In this episode, we cover: Quick background and what led you to venture/IVP? Overview of the firm and your focus? Covid impact on later stages The 2008 crisis... '08… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Somesh Dash in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 5 Feb 2026 · 7 min Investor Stories 457: Lessons for Early Career VCs: Fiduciary Mindset, Power Law Discipline, and Personal Edge (Dash, Okike, Hudson) Mentions [Charles Hudson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-hudson)[Nnamdi Okike](https://millionrounds.com/person/nnamdi-okike)[Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Somesh Dash of IVP Nnamdi Okike of 645 Ventures Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 29 Dec 2025 · 50 min What Best Founders & Investors Said in 2025? Mentions [Asha Jadeja](https://millionrounds.com/person/asha-jadeja)[Ashish Toshniwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashish-toshniwal)[Ashu Garg](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashu-garg)[Kiran Darisi](https://millionrounds.com/person/kiran-darisi)[Paras Chopra](https://millionrounds.com/person/paras-chopra)[Sanjeev Bikhchandani](https://millionrounds.com/person/sanjeev-bikhchandani) About this episode Best of 3500 Minutes in 45 Minutes 2025 was a great year for The Neon Show. 60 episodes, 72 guests, and thousands of minutes of insightful conversations on everything around building a business. You’ll hear perspectives from Founders scaling companies across the world, sharing the real challenges… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 22 Dec 2025 · 8 min Investor Stories 448: Hard Lessons in Investing: Mistiming Trends, Relying on Partnership Debate, and Avoiding Good Money After Bad (Hilaly, Dash, Rizik) Mentions [Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital)[Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[Aaref Hilaly](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaref-hilaly)[Chris Rizik](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-rizik-accelerate-blue-fund)[Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Aaref Hilaly of Bain Capital Ventures Somesh Dash of IVP Chris Rizik of Renaissance Venture Capital We asked guests to tell the most important lesson they've learned in their career. The host of The Full Ratchet… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 10 Nov 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 439. From Angel Bets to Scalable Platforms, The Power of Listening, and Doing the Work Yourself (York, Dash, Madera) Mentions [Kyle York](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyle-york)[Paul Madera](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-madera)[Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Kyle York of York IE Somesh Dash of IVP Paul Madera of Meritech Capital We asked guests for the most important piece of advice that they'd share with folks early in their venture career. The host of The Full… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 9 Oct 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 432. The Pain of Passing: Missed Bets on Uber, DoorDash, and Great Founders Who Proved Them Wrong (Shapiro, York, Dash) Mentions [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)[Craig Shapiro](https://millionrounds.com/fund/craig-shapiro)[Kyle York](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kyle-york)[Somesh Dash](https://millionrounds.com/person/somesh-dash) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Craig Shapiro of Collaborative Fund Kyle York of York IE Somesh Dash of IVP Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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