Maneesh Sagar

Serial Entrepreneur, Purpose Driven VC, Advisor, and Coach. VC @ Connecticut Innovations / Global Tech Banker @ Elara Capital. Founder of Thynk Ventures, Columbia & NYC early stage VC, investing in AI, IoT, Machine Learning, and Process Automation. Co-Founder NeuVis (acq by IBM Rational) where I raised over $80 million and grew the company to over 350 employees. At Huntington House, I created the first online #sustainable development marketplace. At MondoWindow, I setup the worlds first browser based moving map #IFE company, and at Sirl.io, we are making retail searchable. Investing experience includes Managing Director at Connecticut Innovations, where I invested in Mobile, Enterprise Software, Marketing Automation, and IOT. Investments and Board advisory roles include BrainScape, CircleHealth Link, Fandistro, Generate, Kaptur, and JumpDrive. CT Innovations investments include Frevvo, Keisense (acq by Nuance), NetKey (acq by NCR), ROI (acq by Revionics), ShopText (acq by Anomaly), and SmartEquip. Other exits - Premise (acq by Eclipsys) and SilverSky (acq by BAE Systems). Also on the BOA of HigherOne (NYSE:ONE) which was a 150X return. I have also undertaken a number of non-profit leadership roles, and as an active alumnus of Columbia Business School, have helped over 1000 students and alumni to succeed in startup and investing roles and furthered the goals of the school to expand and deepen relationships with top employers in India, Silicon Valley and NYC. I am a Founding Career Coach at CBS, where I teach classes on startups, Venture Capital, conduct industry panels, advise students and alumni one-on-one, and leads global trips. I also advise the Lang Entrepreneurial Center, W. Edward Deming Center and judge the Columbia Venture Competition. I'm a Charter Member of TIE Silicon Valley & New York, Columbia Venture Community, Columbia Lion Labs, and Yale Entrepreneurial Society and a mentor to the New Museum Incubator.