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Phanindra Sama

Overview

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Number of Portfolio Companies 31
Number of Exits 
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Phanindra Sama is the Advisor of WestBridge Capital. He previously worked at redBus as a Founder and CEO. Phanindra Sama attended Stanford University.

Personal Investments

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Number of Investments 34
Phanindra Sama has made 34 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Chai Bisket on
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Partner Investments

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Number of Partner Investments 1
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Exits

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Phanindra Sama has
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exits. Their most notable exits are Unacademy, TREAD, and  Skillenza.
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    Unacademy Unacademy is an online learning platform that provides educational content such as video lectures and examinations.
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    TREAD TREAD is an online fitness startup.
  • Skillenza Logo
    Skillenza The optimum gap filler between required market-ready skills and the current college student skillset.
  • ShieldSquare Logo
    ShieldSquare ShieldSquare helps online portals to protect against web scraping by bots run by competitors and un-authorized 3rd parties.
  • Rheo TV Logo
    Rheo TV Rheo TV is a game-streaming platform.
  • My Ally Logo
    My Ally My Ally is a cutting edge B2B SaaS company focused on implementing AI to optimize recruiting.
  • Leap Logo
    Leap Leap is a mobile-first onboarding and assistance platform that brings the value of digital adoption platforms to mobile applications.
  • Inkmonk Logo
    Inkmonk Order your custom merchandise at India's largest print marketplace
  • galleri5 Logo
    galleri5 Platform to build the most compelling creator stack for this generation, and fostering the growth of a sustainable creator economy.
  • Fyle Logo
    Fyle Fyle offers real-time expense management software for smbs on credit cards they already have.

Jobs

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Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 3
Phanindra Sama has 3 current jobs including Young Global Leader at The World Economic Forum, Director Board Of Directors at T Works, and Founding Patron at Kakatiya Sandbox. Additionally, Phanindra Sama has had 3 past jobs including Founder & CEO at redBus.
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Founder & CEOAug 2006Jun 2014
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Senior Design EngineerMay 1, 2004Sep 2006
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STMicroelectronics
Design EngineerMay 1, 2002Apr 1, 2004

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Phanindra Sama holds 2 board and advisor roles as Advisor at WestBridge Capital and Board Member at NextGen.

Related Hubs

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School of Visual Arts Alumni Founded Companies
86,479

Education

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Phanindra Sama studied at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Indian Institute of Science, and  Stanford University.

Events

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Number of Events 2
Phanindra Sama has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Headstart X 2018 on Feb 10, 2018.

Recent News and Activity

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Funding Round•Jul 9, 2025
Chai Bisket raised
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from Alakh Pandey and 13 other investors
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Funding Round•Jun 18, 2025
Eyewear designed& labs raised
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from Abhiraj Singh Bhal and 12 other investors
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Funding Round•Mar 20, 2025
Kraftshala raised
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from Pallav Jain and 3 other investors
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Funding Round•Sep 18, 2024
Billion Hearts raised
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from Ankit Bhati and 12 other investors
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Funding Round•Oct 19, 2023
Bitsila raised
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from Antler and Phanindra Sama
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Funding Round•Dec 18, 2022
Punt Partners raised
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from Aakrit Vaish and 30 other investors
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Funding Round•May 12, 2022
Bytebeam raised
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from Aakrit Vaish and 13 other investors
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Funding Round•Apr 5, 2022
Futwork raised
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from AAFM and 5 other investors
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Funding Round•Dec 20, 2021
Kraftshala raised
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from Amit Kumar Agarwal and 3 other investors
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Funding Round•Oct 27, 2021
Stoa raised
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from Ankur Nagpal and 17 other investors
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