General Info
Shailesh Mehta is a General Partner at Granite Hill Capital Partners, a venture capital firm focusing on investments in Silicon Valley technology startups and select India-related opportunities. The investment thesis of Shailesh Mehta at Granite Hill Capital Partners revolves around financial services and fintech. The firm has a geographical preference for San Francisco, California, and India. They specialize in early-stage venture investments in cybersecurity and other fundamental areas of enterprise technology. Shailesh Mehta primarily focuses on seed investments and collaborates with WestBridge Capital as an Operating Advisor. His professional career includes leadership roles at Providian Financial Corporation, where he served as Chairman and CEO, building the company into a Fortune 500 entity. With a background in Mechanical Engineering from IIT-Bombay and a PhD in Operations Research, Shailesh Mehta exemplifies expertise in investing in cutting-edge technologies with a hands-on partnership style.
Location: San Mateo, CA
Country: India
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Investment Regions: NA, SA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report
Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Found evidence of recent activity: Granite Hill Capital Partners site lists portfolio including Twingate, SentinelOne, Tamr, Airspace and others; SentinelOne funding referenced in 2017 but site shows continued activity and news items including Tamr (2018) and Airspace (2018). However Crunchbase and Tracxn profiles for Shailesh J. Mehta show ongoing roles and Tracxn page dated Jul 17, 2025 indicates presence. Additionally, Granite Hill news in Feb 2025 shows firm activity; portfolio includes startups with recent rounds (e.g., Twingate growth in 2024-2025). The most recent evidence of investment-related activity tied to Shailesh Mehta or his firm is within the last 6 months, so classify as very-active.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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