Sanjay Mehrotra
About Sanjay Mehrotra
Sanjay Mehrotra is chairman, president and CEO of Micron Technology. He joined Micron in 2017 after a career at SanDisk. He co-founded SanDisk in 1988 and served as its President and CEO from 2011 to 2016, until the company was sold in 2016.
Before SanDisk he held engineering and leadership roles at Integrated Device Technology, SEEQ Technology and Intel. He has more than 40 years of experience in semiconductor memory. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley, and he sits on Berkeley's Engineering Advisory Board.
He is on the boards of CDW and the Semiconductor Industry Association, and he previously served on the board of Cavium. In 2022 he was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.
Mehrotra invests as an individual. PitchBook lists him as an angel investor with 4 investments. Crunchbase lists 3 personal investments: Asato (seed), TaskHuman (Series A) and Komprise (Series B). Neither profile gives the dates or amounts of his own checks in the sources reviewed. He has not publicly described a check size or an investing thesis.
His most recent listed investment is Hang Ten Systems, a seed round of $53M on the Lounge deals desk dated 2026-09. PitchBook records his latest investment as 16 September 2026 in Hang Ten.
Hang Ten was founded in May 2026 by Vishal Sikka, the former Infosys CEO. It sells small AI-assisted teams for enterprise software work. Press coverage says the $53M round was led by Xora, a Temasek-backed fund, and brought total funding to $85M. Mayfield led an earlier $32M seed round. Mehrotra is named among the individual backers, alongside Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, who joined Hang Ten's board.
The public record is thin, so founders should not infer a fixed thesis. The three companies listed by Crunchbase span seed, Series A and Series B rounds. PitchBook places his investments in IT consulting and outsourcing, business and productivity software, and B2C education and training services. His own comments on AI focus on memory and storage demand, not on angel investing. No check size or geographic preference is public.
- Hang Ten Systems: enterprise AI services company founded by Vishal Sikka in 2026; Mehrotra is a named individual backer in the $53M seed round (2026-09).
- Asato: seed-round investment listed by Crunchbase; PitchBook classes it as business and productivity software. Year not public.
- TaskHuman: Series A investment listed by Crunchbase; PitchBook classes it as B2C education and training services. Year not public.
- Komprise: Series B investment listed by Crunchbase. Year not public.
Investing activity
Sanjay Mehrotra appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $53M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $53M. The most recent is Hang Ten Systems (Seed, $53M, Sep 2026).
Sanjay Mehrotra most often invests alongside Xora Innovation, Xora, Temasek’s early-stage investment platform and Mayfield, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Sanjay Mehrotra
Who is Sanjay Mehrotra?
He is the chairman, president and CEO of Micron Technology and a co-founder of SanDisk. He also invests personally in startups.
Has Sanjay Mehrotra invested in AI startups?
Yes. He is a named individual backer in Hang Ten Systems' $53M seed round, which is dated 2026-09 on the Lounge deals desk. Hang Ten sells AI-assisted engineering teams for enterprise software work.
What is Sanjay Mehrotra's angel check size?
It is not public. Neither Crunchbase nor PitchBook discloses the size of his individual checks.
What stage does Sanjay Mehrotra invest in?
Crunchbase lists a seed round (Asato), a Series A (TaskHuman) and a Series B (Komprise), so his investments are not limited to one stage. He has not published a stage preference.
Which other startups has Sanjay Mehrotra backed?
Crunchbase lists Asato, TaskHuman and Komprise. PitchBook lists Hang Ten, Asato and TaskHuman among his 4 investments.
How should founders approach Sanjay Mehrotra?
No public pitch process or contact route is listed. He is the CEO of a large public company, so founders should look for a warm introduction through his existing network.
Is Sanjay Mehrotra an angel investor?
Yes. Sanjay Mehrotra invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Sanjay Mehrotra invested in?
Sanjay Mehrotra's AI investments include Hang Ten Systems. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Sanjay Mehrotra invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Sanjay Mehrotra has invested at Seed, with a median round of $53M.
Who does Sanjay Mehrotra co-invest with?
Sanjay Mehrotra's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Xora Innovation (1 deal), Xora (1 deal), Temasek’s early-stage investment platform (1 deal), Mayfield (1 deal) and Jerry Yang (1 deal).