Rohit Sharma is a Partner at True Ventures, an engineer by training who began his career as the founder. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Rohit Sharma is a Partner at True Ventures, an engineer by training who began his career as the founder and CTO of ONI Systems before serving as SVP and CTO at Ciena following its acquisition. He invests primarily at the seed and Series A stages in hardware, robotics, biology, space, and industrial automation, with a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area and companies intersecting physical and digital technologies. His typical check sizes range from $1 million to $50 million, and he is known to act as a lead partner on deals, having led 34 transactions to date. Notable portfolio companies include Conifer, where he serves as a board member, and Avidbots, where he also holds a board seat. Sharma distinguishes his approach by emphasizing decade-long investment timelines for robotics, describing the sector as a “double black diamond” opportunity due to its complexity and long horizons. He has publicly argued that AI represents a new form of labor rather than just a technology, reflecting his focus on physical intelligence and biology at the earliest venture stages.
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