Amit Agarwal
About Amit Agarwal
Amit Agarwal joined Datadog in 2012 as Chief Product Officer and became President in 2022. In that role he oversaw product, corporate development and go-to-market as the company grew past $2.5 billion in annual revenue. He spent 13 years there, including the 2019 IPO. MarketScreener lists his Datadog President role as ending on 2024-12-30.
Before Datadog he held product management roles at Quest Software, DataMirror and Embarcadero Technologies. He has a master's degree in computer science from Dalhousie University and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business.
After Datadog he became a General Partner at ICONIQ Capital. ICONIQ later incubated his new company, Standard Template Labs (STLabs), where he is founder and CEO. He has also been a venture partner at CRV since April 2021. In August 2026 Vercel named him to its board of directors.
He is described as a prolific angel investor who has co-invested with CRV on a number of projects. NFX Signal lists 17 investments on record. Its entries include NinjaOne (Series C, Feb 2024), Patlytics (Seed, Apr 2024), Stainless (Series A, Dec 2024), Onyx (Seed, Mar 2025), Pallet (Series B, May 2025) and TinyFish (Series A, Aug 2025).
These dates are the round dates shown on NFX Signal. The sources do not say which of these he joined as an angel and which through a fund.
On March 18, 2026, RunSybil announced a $40M seed round led by Khosla Ventures. Agarwal took part as an angel, alongside Nikesh Arora, Jeff Dean and Elad Gil. RunSybil builds an AI agent that automates offensive security testing, including penetration testing of live applications.
NFX Signal also lists him in Parcha AI (pre-seed, Aug 2023, $2M round) and Reliant AI (pre-seed Nov 2023, seed Aug 2024). Both are AI companies.
The recorded investments are mostly in enterprise software, developer and infrastructure tools, and AI, from pre-seed through Series C. NFX Signal shows an investment range of $5K to $50K with a $25K sweet spot. That is a third-party profile, not a statement from Agarwal. No public statement from him on what he looks for was found.
- RunSybil: AI agent for offensive security testing; $40M seed announced March 2026, led by Khosla Ventures.
- Parcha AI: AI company; pre-seed round in August 2023 per NFX Signal.
- Reliant AI: AI company; pre-seed in November 2023 and seed in August 2024 per NFX Signal.
- Stainless: Series A in December 2024 per NFX Signal.
- TinyFish: Series A in August 2025 per NFX Signal.
- siliconangle.com/2026/03/18/runsybil-raises-40m-automate-offensive-sec
- finsmes.com/2026/03/runsybil-raises-40m-in-total-funding.html
- signal.nfx.com/investors/amit-agarwal
- iconiq.com/growth/insights/iconiq-growths-newest-general-partner-amit-
- morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20260806738617/vercel-appoints-amit
- marketscreener.com/insider/AMIT-AGARWAL-A1R8JL
- insidertrades.com/datadog-inc-stock/amit-agarwal
- datadoghq.com/about/leadership
Investing activity
Amit Agarwal appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $40M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $40M. The most recent is RunSybil (Seed, $40M, Mar 2026).
Amit Agarwal most often invests alongside Khosla Ventures, Conviction, Jeffrey Dean and Nikesh Arora, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Amit Agarwal
Who is Amit Agarwal the angel investor?
He is the former President and Chief Product Officer of Datadog, where he spent 13 years. He is now founder and CEO of Standard Template Labs and invests as an angel.
Did Amit Agarwal invest in RunSybil?
Yes. He was one of the angel investors in RunSybil's $40M seed round, announced March 18, 2026 and led by Khosla Ventures.
What check size does Amit Agarwal write?
NFX Signal lists a range of $5K to $50K with a $25K sweet spot. He has not stated this publicly in anything we found, so treat it as an estimate.
What stages does Amit Agarwal invest in?
His recorded investments run from pre-seed and seed to Series A, B and C. Examples are Parcha AI at pre-seed and TinyFish at Series A.
Is Amit Agarwal connected to CRV or ICONIQ?
Yes. He has been a venture partner at CRV since April 2021. He later became a General Partner at ICONIQ Capital, which incubated Standard Template Labs.
Is Amit Agarwal an angel investor?
Yes. Amit Agarwal invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Amit Agarwal invested in?
Amit Agarwal's AI investments include RunSybil. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Amit Agarwal invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Amit Agarwal has invested at Seed, with a median round of $40M.
Who does Amit Agarwal co-invest with?
Amit Agarwal's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Khosla Ventures (1 deal), Conviction (1 deal), Jeffrey Dean (1 deal), Nikesh Arora (1 deal) and Elad Gil (1 deal).
How can founders reach Amit Agarwal?
Founders on Lounge can see Amit Agarwal's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Amit Agarwal to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.