Sanjit Singh Dang
Founder at U First Capital LLC
Profile
Dr Sanjit Singh Dang has been a successful Venture Capitalist, Corporate Executive, Board Member, Speaker and Writer in Silicon Valley for almost two decades.
He is currently the Co-Founder and Chairman of U First Capital.
They provide Venture Capital as a Service to Corporations by bringing Startups, University IP, etc in the Corporate's specific areas of interest (dedicated model).
Prior to that, he was at Intel Capital where he led Venture Capital investments in Enterprise Software.
He has been an Investor and on the Board of several companies, including True Fit (AI for eCommerce, Raised $100M), Reflektion (AI recommendation for eCommerce, Raised $42M), Helpshift (AI-driven Customer Service, Raised $38M) and Enlighted (Smart Lighting, Acquired by Siemens in 2018).
Sanjit has been on US Govt's Tech/Innovation Policy Advisory team.
He is on Advisory Council of UN’s World Artificial Intelligence Organization.
He has also been on University of California President's Innovation Council.
Sanjit has the fastest Engineering PhD from University of Illinois (2yrs 9mo after undergrad), which he received in 2000 with top research awards.
He also attended the VC Executive program at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.
He’s a mentor at Stanford and Berkeley’s Entrepreneurship programs.
Sanjit has over a decade of Exec leadership experience in Product Design, Business Development and Strategy across several domains: Big Data, Natural Language Processing, 3D Camera/Apps, Supply-Chain Analytics and Flash Memory.
He has managed $2Bill/year accounts and executed >30 partnership deals in $100M-$2Bill range.
Always striving to be ahead of the curve, Sanjit worked on Big Data Analytics before industry created the term 'Big Data'.
Similarly, he launched 2 online courses during graduate school in 1999 and published iconic papers on learnings, way before the MOOC revolution started.
Sanjit Singh Dang active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
U First Capital LLC
 U First Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance U First Capital LLC (U First Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ekta Dang and Sanjit Dang. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Founder | 01/01/2018 |
Google LLC
 Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 01/01/2015 |
Kilonova Capital LLC
 Kilonova Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kilonova Capital LLC (Kilonova Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Mark Watt. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Sanjit Singh Dang
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Intel Capital Corp.
 Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2018 |
True Fit Corp.
 True Fit Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services True Fit Corp. provides online software for matching users to apparel based on body information, heuristics and past clothing selections. Its patented fit service deftly matches online users instantly to the clothing and shoes that truly fit their unique fit and style preferences. The company was founded by Joseph Romney Evans and Jessica Arredondo Murphy in 2005 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2018 |
InContext Solutions, Inc.
 InContext Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InContext Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of mixed reality solutions for total retail optimization and shopper engagement. Its solutions include digital content, virtual simulations, insights and analytics, and retail tech innovation. The company was founded by Tracey Wiedmeyer, Bob Gillespie, and Richard T. Scamehorn in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2018 |
Helpshift, Inc.
 Helpshift, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Helpshift, Inc. provides customer relationship management platform for mobile app publishers. It provides a native mobile software development kit that can be integrated into any mobile app to enable two-way communications, helping companies talk to their customers directly inside their apps. The firm operates through its offices located in Pune and San Francisco. The company was founded by by Abinash Tripathy and Baishampayan Ghose in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2018 |
Body Labs International, Inc.
 Body Labs International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Body Labs, Inc. operates as a software company. Its platform enables users to collect, digitizes, and organizes all data and information related to human body shape, pose, and motions. The firm offers bod labs blue and body labs red solutions. The company was founded by William O’Farrell, Eric Rachlin, Alex Weiss, and Michael Balck in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 01/01/2017 |
Training of Sanjit Singh Dang
| University of Illinois | Doctorate Degree |
| Panjab University Chandigarh | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| INTEL CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 10 |
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Intel Capital Corp.
Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | Finance |
U First Capital LLC
U First Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance U First Capital LLC (U First Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Ekta Dang and Sanjit Dang. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | Finance |
Google LLC
Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
True Fit Corp.
True Fit Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services True Fit Corp. provides online software for matching users to apparel based on body information, heuristics and past clothing selections. Its patented fit service deftly matches online users instantly to the clothing and shoes that truly fit their unique fit and style preferences. The company was founded by Joseph Romney Evans and Jessica Arredondo Murphy in 2005 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Technology Services |
InContext Solutions, Inc.
InContext Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services InContext Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of mixed reality solutions for total retail optimization and shopper engagement. Its solutions include digital content, virtual simulations, insights and analytics, and retail tech innovation. The company was founded by Tracey Wiedmeyer, Bob Gillespie, and Richard T. Scamehorn in 2009 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Technology Services |
Helpshift, Inc.
Helpshift, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Helpshift, Inc. provides customer relationship management platform for mobile app publishers. It provides a native mobile software development kit that can be integrated into any mobile app to enable two-way communications, helping companies talk to their customers directly inside their apps. The firm operates through its offices located in Pune and San Francisco. The company was founded by by Abinash Tripathy and Baishampayan Ghose in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Body Labs International, Inc.
Body Labs International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Body Labs, Inc. operates as a software company. Its platform enables users to collect, digitizes, and organizes all data and information related to human body shape, pose, and motions. The firm offers bod labs blue and body labs red solutions. The company was founded by William O’Farrell, Eric Rachlin, Alex Weiss, and Michael Balck in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Voke, Inc. (California)
 Voke, Inc. (California) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Voke, Inc. operates a live-event virtual reality platform. The company was founded by Uma Jayaram and Sankar Jayaram in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Maginatics, Inc.
 Maginatics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Maginatics, Inc. simplifies and modernizes enterprise storage with software solutions. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by Amarjit Gill, Jay Kistler. Maginatics was acquired by EMC Corp., part of Dell Technologies, Inc. from September 07, 2016 on October 28, 2014. | Technology Services |
Kilonova Capital LLC
Kilonova Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kilonova Capital LLC (Kilonova Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Mark Watt. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
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