Pete Sonsini — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder and General Partner at Laude Ventures
Co-founded Laude Ventures
Led early investments in Databricks, Anyscale, Instabase, Upstart, and Perplexity
Served as a General Partner at NEA for nearly two decades, steering the firm's software team
Sits on multiple boards, including Databricks, Anyscale, and Perplexity

Biography

Pete Sonsini is a venture capitalist and technologist, known for co-founding Laude Ventures, where he serves as a General Partner. He focuses on partnering with deeply technical founders during the earliest stages of their companies.

His investment portfolio includes multiple pre-revenue startups that have grown into multi-billion dollar companies. Prior to Laude Ventures, Sonsini was a General Partner at NEA for nearly two decades, where he steered the firm's software team.