Shardul Shah
Shardul Shah is a partner at Index Ventures in New York, where he has focused on cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software investments since joining the firm in 2008. He is best known for leading early investments in category-defining companies including Datadog, Wiz, and Simile. His notable track record includes co-leading Datadog's Series A in 2012 and leading Index's investment in Wiz, which Google acquired for $32 billion in 2026.
“Simile has raised $300M total — $100M round ~five months ago, followed by a $200M round led by Green Oaks, with Index Ventures (Shardul Shah) as insider and lead of prior round.”
Source→“Shardul Shah is described by Harry as 'one of the best investors of the last decade' who has backed companies including Wiz. He has never seen traction and pull like Simile's.”
Source→“Wiz mentioned as part of Shardul Shah's track record at Index Ventures.”
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