Vamsi Sistla

Vamsi Sistla is a Partner at 97212 Ventures, a venture capital firm founded in 2022 that invests in early-stage Israeli startups expanding into the New York City technology ecosystem. He focuses on pre-seed and seed funding rounds, writing checks ranging from $100,000 to $5 million across sectors including artificial intelligence, big data, and web security. His recent investment activity includes backing portfolio companies such as Paraspot AI, which raised $1 million and $1.3 million seed rounds, and Cyngular Security. Before transitioning to venture capital, Sistla served as the Head of AI and Machine Learning for Product Creation and Merchandising at Nike, following his tenure as a Product Manager at Amazon. His career combines technical product leadership in machine learning with strategic venture investing to support emerging enterprise software and retail technology founders.