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Santosh Sankar

Managing Partner at Dynamo Ventures

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Overview 

Santosh Sankar is the Managing Partner at Dynamo Ventures in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a focus on investing in sectors like Education, Data Services, TransportationTech, and FinTech. His notable career achievements include co-founding Dynamo Ventures and serving on the board of various successful companies, such as Guided Energy, Solvento, and PaintJet. Sankar has made significant investments in companies like Skupos (Series B) and WorkHound (Series Unknown), showcasing his expertise in seed-stage investments and his ability to identify promising startups in various sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder & Managing Partner

    2016 - Current

    We invest in supply chain and mobility startups at the pre-seed and seed stage that have enterprise business models. Please email hello@dynamo.vc to chat!

Dynamo invests in founders building technology businesses in supply chain and mobility.

  • Board Director

    2024

  • Board Director

    2023

  • Board Director

    2022

PaintJet is a robotics and material sciences company automating large-scale commercial and industrial painting.

Raised $13,500,000.00 from MetaProp, Dynamo, Pathbreaker Ventures, VSC Ventures, Outsiders Fund and 53 Stations.

  • Board Director

    2021

  • Board Observer

    2021

  • Board Director

    2020 - 2021

Vizion integrates and estimates data and observes tracking and monitoring for ocean freight, logistics, and supply chain industry.

Raised $15,500,000.00 from SaaS Ventures, Tech Square Ventures, Samsung Venture Investment, Maersk Growth, ValueStream Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, 1984 Ventures and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.

  • Board Observer

    2020

  • Board Director

    2019 - 2020

SVT Robotics is a warehouse automation software intended to become a bridge between businesses and automation.

Raised $30,600,000.00 from Tiger Global Management, Schematic Ventures, Prologis Ventures and 9Yards Capital.

  • Board Observer

    2019

  • Board Director

    2018 - 2019

    A software-enabled network of independent warehouses and distribution centers to serve a corporation’s dynamic warehousing needs.

Stord is the leading e-commerce enablement platform that powers seamless checkout and delivery experiences for brands across all channels.

Raised $325,039,990.00 from Lux Capital, Sozo Ventures, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Salesforce Ventures, Dynamo, Susa Ventures, Strike Capital and Kleiner Perkins.

  • Member Board Of Trustees

    2019

Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center provides environmental services.

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