Shikhar Agarwal

Unicorn Founder, ex-TensorFlow | Inventor of Travel-as-a-Service | Advisor, investor

📍 United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 4 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2025
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Mar 2025
Our mission is to architect AI that learns and interacts like humans. Try Sonic and Ink at https://play.cartesia.ai
Investor
Jan 2025
Persona AI is an AI and robotics company headquartered in Houston, Texas. We are developing the next generation of humanoid robots purpose-built for heavy industry. We’re hiring talented engineers committed to putting tough humanoids to work. Visit our website to see open positions.
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Jan 2023
DevRev’s AgentOS, purpose-built for SaaS companies, comprises three modern CRM apps for support, product, and growth teams. It connects end users, sellers, support, product people, and developers, reducing 9 business apps and converging 6 teams onto a common platform. Unlike horizontal CRMs, DevRev takes a blank canvas approach to collaboration, AI, and analytics, enabling SaaS companies to increase product velocity and reduce customer churn. DevRev is used by thousands of companies in search of low latency analytics and customizable LLMs to thrive in this era of GenAI. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, DevRev has offices in seven global locations. We have raised $100 million in funding from investors like Khosla Ventures and Mayfield at a $1.1 billion valuation. We are also honored to be named on the Forbes 2024 list of America’s Best Startup Employers. Founded in October 2020 by Dheeraj Pandey, former co-founder and CEO of Nutanix, and Manoj Agarwal, former SVP of Engineering at Nutanix, DevRev continues to push the boundaries of innovation, helping thousands of companies thrive in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-driven SaaS.
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Sep 2022
Fennel is a modern feature engineering platform and helps you author, compute, store, serve, monitor & govern both realtime and batch ML features.
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2025
Investor
Mar 2025
Our mission is to architect AI that learns and interacts like humans. Try Sonic and Ink at https://play.cartesia.ai
Founder
Mar 2025
Stealth AI Startup is an independent initiative focused on founders building AI companies before public launch. We explore the earliest stages of building an AI startup—from testing an idea and finding collaborators to assembling a team and preparing to launch. Our focus: • Founder experiences and lessons from building in stealth • Emerging AI technologies and startup trends • Perspectives from founders, researchers, engineers and investors • Practical learning for the journey from idea to launch We believe founders can exchange knowledge and build meaningful professional connections while keeping their products and plans confidential. This is the official LinkedIn Page of the Stealth AI Startup initiative. It represents our initiative, rather than the separate companies built by founders who follow it. Following or engaging with this page does not, by itself, establish employment, partnership or endorsement. Follow us for perspectives on building AI companies and updates from our initiative. Visit us at https://www.stealthaistartup.online/
Investor
Jan 2025
Persona AI is an AI and robotics company headquartered in Houston, Texas. We are developing the next generation of humanoid robots purpose-built for heavy industry. We’re hiring talented engineers committed to putting tough humanoids to work. Visit our website to see open positions.
2023
Investor
Jan 2023
DevRev’s AgentOS, purpose-built for SaaS companies, comprises three modern CRM apps for support, product, and growth teams. It connects end users, sellers, support, product people, and developers, reducing 9 business apps and converging 6 teams onto a common platform. Unlike horizontal CRMs, DevRev takes a blank canvas approach to collaboration, AI, and analytics, enabling SaaS companies to increase product velocity and reduce customer churn. DevRev is used by thousands of companies in search of low latency analytics and customizable LLMs to thrive in this era of GenAI. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, DevRev has offices in seven global locations. We have raised $100 million in funding from investors like Khosla Ventures and Mayfield at a $1.1 billion valuation. We are also honored to be named on the Forbes 2024 list of America’s Best Startup Employers. Founded in October 2020 by Dheeraj Pandey, former co-founder and CEO of Nutanix, and Manoj Agarwal, former SVP of Engineering at Nutanix, DevRev continues to push the boundaries of innovation, helping thousands of companies thrive in the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-driven SaaS.
2022
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Sep 2022
Fennel is a modern feature engineering platform and helps you author, compute, store, serve, monitor & govern both realtime and batch ML features.
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