Shashank Saxena
Professional Experience
Shashank is a Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures, where he leads enterprise software investments. Before Sierra, he was the Co-Founder and CEO of VNDLY, a vendor management system (VMS) founded in 2017 in Cincinnati, OH, and acquired by Workday in 2021 for $510M.
After the acquisition, Shashank was the General Manager for Workday VNDLY.
Shashank started his career in IT applications management in banking, retail, and e-commerce before building a successful track record at Fortune 25 companies, such as Citi and Kroger, Co., where he led corporate strategy and digital transformation.
Shashank has also been an active early-stage angel investor and venture partner and involved with multiple other SaaS companies.
Shashank has a bachelor’s in computer science, a Master’s in Business Administration in finance, and a Master’s in information systems from the University of Cincinnati.