Investing Profile
Lak Ananth
VCInvestorCEO
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at Next47
next47.com/people/lak-ananthPalo Alto, California
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cbCurrent Investing Position
Next47 Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
18
Current Fund Size
$100M
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Lak Ananth's Investments On Record (10)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Aurasell | SeedAug 2025$30M SeedJan 2024 | $30M |
Tractian | Series CDec 2024$120M Series BAug 2023$45M Series AMay 2022$15M | $180M |
Verkada | Series DSep 2022$210M Series CJan 2020$80M Series BApr 2019$40M Series AApr 2018$15M  | $560M |
VAST Data | Series DMay 2021$83M Series CApr 2020$100M | $260M |
Markforged | Series DMar 2019$82M Series CNov 2017$30M | $110M |
RideOS | Series BAug 2018$25M | $34M |
Tamr | Series BJul 2018$18M | $59M |
Cohesity | Series DJun 2018$250M | $810M |
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