Sachit Kamat
About Sachit Kamat
Sachit Kamat is based in Santa Clara, California, and is Chief Product Officer of Eightfold AI. Eightfold describes the role as leading its AI-powered talent products. Crunchbase dates the role from October 2020.
Before Eightfold he was Head of Product, Identity & Risk at Uber from 2019 to 2020. Crunchbase lists him as Head of Profile Products at LinkedIn from May 2011 to February 2016, and as Head of Product at RiseSmart from January 2010 to May 2011. He also appears as a Zently co-founder and CEO, with the role starting in May 2016.
Eightfold's leadership page describes him as a product leader and entrepreneur with experience in consumer internet and enterprise products. Third-party profiles list an MBA from INSEAD and a Master of Science from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Crunchbase counts 1 investment and 1 portfolio company for Kamat. It records no lead investments and no exits. The one listed investment is a personal investment in the seed round of Zently, the company he co-founded. Crunchbase shows a funding round dated March 23, 2017 in his recent activity.
ZoomInfo says he has been an investor, advisor and mentor to startups since 2012. It gives no company names, amounts or dates. We found no other public record of his angel deals.
Kamat has not publicly stated a check size, preferred stage, sectors or geographies. We found no interviews or posts where he describes what he looks for in a pitch. Founders should treat him as a product operator who may advise, not as an investor with a published thesis. His operating background is in talent software, consumer internet, marketplaces and mobile products.
- Zently: rental management software and a mobile app for renters and landlords, co-founded by Kamat. Crunchbase lists his seed round investment, and Zently came out of stealth in private beta in 2017.
- crunchbase.com/person/sachit-kamat
- eightfold.ai/company/eightfold-ai-leadership
- eightfold.ai/blog/contributor/sachit-kamat
- linkedin.com/in/sachit
- x.com/sachitk?lang=en
- zoominfo.com/p/Sachit-Kamat/1455003314
- theofficialboard.com/biography/sachit-kamat-0e39e
- relationshipscience.com/person/sachit-kamat-222382689
Investing activity
Sachit Kamat has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has founded 1 company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Sachit Kamat
Is Sachit Kamat an angel investor?
Crunchbase lists one personal investment by Kamat, in the seed round of Zently. ZoomInfo also describes him as an investor, advisor and mentor to startups since 2012. Public detail on his angel activity is limited.
What does Sachit Kamat do at Eightfold AI?
He is Chief Product Officer and leads its AI-powered talent products. Crunchbase dates the role from October 2020.
What check size does Sachit Kamat write?
No check size is public. We found no statements from Kamat or reports of his deal sizes.
Does Sachit Kamat invest in AI startups?
No AI investments by him are publicly documented. His AI experience comes from his operating role at Eightfold AI, not from investing.
What companies has Sachit Kamat founded?
Crunchbase counts one company founded, Zently. He is listed as its co-founder and CEO and as board chair. Zently builds software for renters and landlords.
Where can founders contact Sachit Kamat?
His public LinkedIn profile is linkedin.com/in/sachit. An X account, @sachitk, exists but its public posts date from 2015 and 2016.
Where is Sachit Kamat based?
Sachit Kamat is based in Santa Clara, California, United States.
How can founders reach Sachit Kamat?
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