Semil Shah — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founding General Partner of Haystack, an early-stage VC firm.
Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners since 2018.
Haystack has invested in over 200 companies, including DoorDash, Instacart, Hashicorp, Figma, and Opendoor.
Featured on the Midas Seed List in 2022 and 2023 as one of the top 25 seed investors worldwide.
Published on TechCrunch, Harvard Business Review, and The Economist.

Biography

Semil Shah is the Founding General Partner of Haystack, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on partnering with technical and product-driven founders to build iconic companies. Under his leadership, Haystack has been an investor in over 200 companies, including notable names such as DoorDash, Instacart, Hashicorp, Figma, and Opendoor.

In addition to his role at Haystack, Shah has been a Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners since 2018.