Seksom Suriyapa
General Partner at Upfront Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
General Partner
2021 - Current
I lead our early growth fund and am based out of our SF office. I focus on investing into early product/market fit companies. Reflecting my operational experiences, I continue to have a strong affinity for software businesses, particularly in the cybersecurity, Big Data and vertical SaaS.
Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.
Board Member
2023
Board Member
2022
Investor and Advisor to CEO
2018
Netskope is an IT firm that specializes in real-time security, stopping threats, protecting data, and network management services.
Raised $1,441,100,000.00 from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Morgan Stanley, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and CPP Investments.
Series A Investor
2020
Seed Investor
2021 - 2024
$600m acquisition by Voodoo.
Board Member
2022 - 2023
Board Observer
2021 - 2023
Investor and Board Member
2019 - 2021
Led Twitter’s $100m Series D investment as lead investor in 2019. Board member for two years.
Investor and Advisor to CEO
2019 - 2021
Doximity is a digital platform for medical professionals that provides verified clinical membership with digital tools built for medicine.
Raised $81,800,000.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund.