Sunil Nagaraj
Founder at Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC
Profile
Sunil Nagaraj is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ubiquity Ventures, a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm with $100 million under management and a focus on "software beyond the screen"® startups.
This includes B2B technology companies that utilize smart hardware or machine learning to solve business problems outside the reach of computers and smartphones.
By transforming real-world physical problems into the domain of software, Ubiquity-backed startups tap into large greenfield markets and offer more effective solutions.
Sunil currently serves on the boards of Esper, Halter, Kinetic, Koop, Loft Orbital, Parallel Domain, Resemble AI, ThruWave and other undisclosed investments.
Prior to founding Ubiquity Ventures, Sunil spent the better part of a decade with Bessemer Venture Partners where his work included leading the seed rounds of Auth0 (acquired by Okta for $6.5 billion) and Zapier as well as investments in Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB), Spire (NASDAQ: SPIR), Velo3D (NYSE: VLD), Tile (acquired by Life360), and Twitch (acquired by Amazon for $1 billion).
Prior to being an investor, Sunil was founder/CEO of Triangulate, a VC-backed online dating startup using machine learning and behavioral data to improve matching accuracy.
He has also worked at Bain & Company, Cisco, and Microsoft.
Sunil holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He serves as President of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (the largest general astronomy education society in the world with past Presidents including Edwin Hubble and Frank Drake).
He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Harvard Business School California Research Center and as an Alumni Advisor to the Harvard MS/MBA program.
He spends his free time playing piano, sailing, and nerding out on new technologies.
Sunil Nagaraj active positions
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Defense.net, Inc.
Defense.net, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Defense.Net, Inc. develops technology to mitigate distributed-denial-of-service attacks. It provides businesses and organizations with tools to protect against the new generation of massive and sophisticated DDoS attacks while delivering the highest levels of Internet application performance. The company was founded by Barrett Lyon in December 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Vimo, Inc.
Vimo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Vimo, Inc. provides online comparison services for health insurance and benefit plans. Its services include implementation and launch, sales and marketing, customer support and account management, and consumer service center. It offers administration modules and advanced billing and payment. The company was founded by Chini Krishnan and Shankar Srinivasan in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Parallel Domain, Inc.
Parallel Domain, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Parallel Domain, Inc. provides 3D environment generation software for autonomous vehicle simulation. It develops autonomous systems, simulation technology, video games, and visual effects to utilize simulation to accelerate the transition to transportation. The company was founded by Kevin McNamara in 2017 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC
Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC (Ubiquity Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Sunil Nagaraj. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 2017-06-30 |
Ubiquity Loft Orbital B SPV LLC
Ubiquity Loft Orbital B SPV LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC, Ubiquity Loft Orbital B SPV LLC functions as a venture capital fund. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Koop Technologies, Inc.
Koop Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Koop Technologies, Inc. is an insurance technology company that focuses on the robotics ecosystem. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The company has developed an underwriting platform that uses alternative data to evaluate risks for various robotics use cases, including autonomous vehicles. Koop is licensed in over 30 states through its insurance subsidiary and has partnered with leading insurance carriers. The company has raised $7 million in venture funding from various investors, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation. Koop has developed the Singularity Platform™, a toolset for autonomous vehicle data sharing, underwriting, and claims handling. | Director/Board Member | 2021-07-31 |
Resemble AI
Resemble AI Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Resemble AI engages in the creation of custom voices that can be consumed through web or application programming interface (API). It offers voice cloning solutions and fictitious voices that are used for games, animation films, and marketing content. The company was founded by Zohaib Ahmed and Saqib Muhammad and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 2021-04-30 |
Caliber Data Labs, Inc.
Caliber Data Labs, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Part of Applied Intuition, Inc., Caliber Data Labs, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides streamablesets for multi-worker batched loading of data from any remote storage to feed pytorch jobs. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Streamablesets is a drop-in replacement for dataloader objects in pytorch scripts, seamlessly integrating with pre-existing training pipelines. When combined with their responsive webapp, streamablesets becomes a powerful tool for users. The company was founded by Yaser Khalighi, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Caliber Data Labs was acquired by Applied Intuition, Inc. on March 21, 2023. | Director/Board Member | 2020-02-29 |
PAXAFE, Inc.
PAXAFE, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PAXAFE, Inc. engages in the provision of hardware and software solutions that proactively protects against theft and chain-of-custody failures of high-margin freight. the company was founded by Ashok Seetharam and Ilya Preston in October 2018 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. | Director/Board Member | 2021-03-31 |
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Training of Sunil Nagaraj
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Undergraduate Degree |
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Undergraduate Degree |
Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Listed companies | 2 |
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technology Services |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Technology Services |
Private companies | 21 |
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Bessemer Venture Partners LP
Bessemer Venture Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Bessemer Venture Partners LP seeks investment opportunities in companies primarily located in the US. The fund focuses on companies with a strong business model, experienced management teams and growth potential. It targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors such as healthcare, information systems, telecommunications, and retailing. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements. | Finance |
Sendio Technologies, Inc.
Sendio Technologies, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Sendio Technologies, Inc. provides email security and integrity solutions. It offers opt-inbox verification process and email security gateway solutions. The company offers hosted, appliance and virtual appliance platforms. The firm serves the government, finance, healthcare, and legal industries. The company was founded by Cameron Brown, Thomas Cunningham and Tal Golan in 2009 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA. | Technology Services |
ZeeWise, Inc.
ZeeWise, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ZeeWise, Inc. provides franchise business intelligence services. It is the leading provider of franchise business intelligence software to the franchising community by providing collection, consolidation and reporting on sales, operational and financial data at thousands of remote franchisee locations. The company was founded by Bart Zalewski in 2004 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Commercial Services |
Triangulate, Inc.
Triangulate, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Triangulate, Inc. provides social dating application. It develops data-driven dating app for Facebook. The firm helps social citizens use their own data to improve their lives, the lives of their friends, and the world around them. The company was founded by Sunil Nagaraj in 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Bain & Co., Inc.
Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Commercial Services |
Deer Management Co. LLC
Deer Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
NGEN Partners LLC
NGEN Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance NGEN Partners LLC (NGEN Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Peter Grubstein. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Vimo, Inc.
Vimo, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Vimo, Inc. provides online comparison services for health insurance and benefit plans. Its services include implementation and launch, sales and marketing, customer support and account management, and consumer service center. It offers administration modules and advanced billing and payment. The company was founded by Chini Krishnan and Shankar Srinivasan in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
Zoosk, Inc.
Zoosk, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zoosk, Inc. engages in the provision of online social dating network services. It specializes in behavioral matchmaking technology. The company was founded by Shayan Ghazizadeh Zadeh and Alex Mehr in 2007 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT. | Technology Services |
Defense.net, Inc.
Defense.net, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Defense.Net, Inc. develops technology to mitigate distributed-denial-of-service attacks. It provides businesses and organizations with tools to protect against the new generation of massive and sophisticated DDoS attacks while delivering the highest levels of Internet application performance. The company was founded by Barrett Lyon in December 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
Auth0, Inc.
Auth0, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Auth0, Inc. engages in the provision of universal authentication and authorization platform for web, mobile, and legacy applications. It serves the financial, healthcare, media, retail, and real estate industries. The company was founded by Matias Woloski and Eugenio Pace in 2013 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Technology Services |
Parallel Domain, Inc.
Parallel Domain, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Parallel Domain, Inc. provides 3D environment generation software for autonomous vehicle simulation. It develops autonomous systems, simulation technology, video games, and visual effects to utilize simulation to accelerate the transition to transportation. The company was founded by Kevin McNamara in 2017 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Technology Services |
Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC
Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC (Ubiquity Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Sunil Nagaraj. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
PAXAFE, Inc.
PAXAFE, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services PAXAFE, Inc. engages in the provision of hardware and software solutions that proactively protects against theft and chain-of-custody failures of high-margin freight. the company was founded by Ashok Seetharam and Ilya Preston in October 2018 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. | Technology Services |
Jargon, Inc.
Jargon, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jargon, Inc. enables voice applications on services like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to structure, manage, and optimize their content. The company was founded by Milkana Brace and Jonathan Burstein is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
Resemble AI
Resemble AI Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Resemble AI engages in the creation of custom voices that can be consumed through web or application programming interface (API). It offers voice cloning solutions and fictitious voices that are used for games, animation films, and marketing content. The company was founded by Zohaib Ahmed and Saqib Muhammad and is headquartered in Brampton, Canada. | Technology Services |
ThruWave, Inc.
ThruWave, Inc. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology ThruWave, Inc. provides millimeter wave imaging technology product for ecommerce and logistics applications. It offers inventory verification and stock-out prevention, incoming shipment verification, wasteful packaging detection, and return fraud protection. The company was founded by Andreas Pedroß-Engel, Claire M. Watts, and Matthew S. Reynolds and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Electronic Technology |
Caliber Data Labs, Inc.
Caliber Data Labs, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Part of Applied Intuition, Inc., Caliber Data Labs, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides streamablesets for multi-worker batched loading of data from any remote storage to feed pytorch jobs. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Streamablesets is a drop-in replacement for dataloader objects in pytorch scripts, seamlessly integrating with pre-existing training pipelines. When combined with their responsive webapp, streamablesets becomes a powerful tool for users. The company was founded by Yaser Khalighi, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Caliber Data Labs was acquired by Applied Intuition, Inc. on March 21, 2023. | Technology Services |
Koop Technologies, Inc.
Koop Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Koop Technologies, Inc. is an insurance technology company that focuses on the robotics ecosystem. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The company has developed an underwriting platform that uses alternative data to evaluate risks for various robotics use cases, including autonomous vehicles. Koop is licensed in over 30 states through its insurance subsidiary and has partnered with leading insurance carriers. The company has raised $7 million in venture funding from various investors, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation. Koop has developed the Singularity Platform™, a toolset for autonomous vehicle data sharing, underwriting, and claims handling. | Technology Services |
Ubiquity Loft Orbital B SPV LLC
Ubiquity Loft Orbital B SPV LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of Ubiquity Ventures Management LLC, Ubiquity Loft Orbital B SPV LLC functions as a venture capital fund. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. | Finance |
Ubicept, Inc.
Ubicept, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Ubicept, Inc. is a computer vision startup that was founded in 2021. The American company has developed the world's first photon-level perception system, which provides revolutionary imaging solutions that enable acute perception in the dark and other challenging environments at unprecedented quality when safety matters most. The company is helmed by a founding team of scientists and renowned experts like Ramesh Raskar from MIT Media Lab, Mohit Gupta, and Andreas Velten from the University of Wisconsin. Ubicept is developing advanced computer vision and image processing algorithms using single-photon sensitive image sensors that can function in extreme lighting conditions, swiftly capture motion, and even see around corners. The CEO of the company is Sebastian Bauer. | Technology Services |
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