Overview
Dholakia serves as a Board Member at Valence [1] and as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners since May 2022 [3]. Dholakia has invested in multiple AI-native software companies including Anthropic [4], Fireworks AI [6], Abridge [7], and Waymo [5], while holding board positions at EvenUp [8] and board observer roles at Legora [9] and EliseAI [10]. Previously, Dholakia served as CEO of SendGrid and held independent director positions at ServiceTitan, PagerDuty, and Auth0 [2]. Dholakia holds a BA in Economics and an MA in Organizational Studies from Stanford University [13] [11], as well as an MBA with emphasis in Entrepreneurship and Technology from Harvard Business School [12].
Profile introduction
I am having a blast working with a great team to scale the Growth practice at Bessemer Venture Partners. I am passionate about AI-native software companies, partnering with Anthropic, Fireworks, Legora, Valence, Elise AI, Fieldguide, Abridge, EvenUp, DeepL and Jasper to support their next phase of growth. More recently, I'm spending time in robotics and autonomy, investing in Waymo. During my sabbatical, I served as Independent Director to ServiceTitan (TTAN), PagerDuty (PD), and Auth0 (acquired by OKTA). Prior to Bessemer, I had the privilege of serving as CEO of SendGrid (SEND) to acceler…
Career history
- PartnerMay 2022 to presentBessemer Venture Partners
- InvestorApr 2024 to presentAnthropic
- InvestorFeb 2026 to presentWaymo
- InvestorJul 2026 to presentFireworks AI
- InvestorOct 2023 to presentAbridge
- Board MemberApr 2023 to presentEvenUp
- Board ObserverOct 2025 to presentLegora
- Board ObserverAug 2025 to presentEliseAI
- Board MemberValence
Education
MA, Organizational Studies1994 - 1995Stanford University
MBA, Emphasis in Entrepreneurship and Technology2002 - 2004Harvard Business School
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