# Vig Sachidananda

> Vig Sachidananda is a seed investor at Gradient backing Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures)
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vigsachidananda/

Vig Sachidananda is a seed investor at Gradient focused on Artificial Intelligence and SaaS. Vig Sachidananda - Investor @ Gradient

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 63% |
| SaaS | 3 | 38% |
| Software | 3 | 38% |
| Developer APIs | 2 | 25% |
| B2B | 1 | 13% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ditto AI | Ditto AI is a personalized AI matchmaking service that curates one ready-to-go date each week based on user preferences. It combines AI insights and professional matchmakers to provide verified and private campus dating experiences. | $9.2M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Ditto | Ditto develops an AI-driven experiential date planning platform that is designed to deliver personalized social engagement. | $9.2M | Seed | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Linkup | Linkup connects large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to the internet. The platform enables AI systems to access, search, and interact with web content efficiently, enhancing their capabilities and reducing inaccuracies. By providing APIs, Linkup allows developers to integrate web content into AI applications seamlessly. | $10M | Seed | Feb 02, 2026 |  |
| Anchor Browser | Anchor Browser provides a browser agent platform that lets AI systems interact with web applications through cloud-hosted, human-like Chromium instances. The platform supports AI agents that plan and execute deterministic browser tasks, reverting to runtime AI only when necessary. Anchor Browser offers features such as bot detection avoidance,CAPTCHA solving, SSO integration, MFA handling, VPN and dedicated IPs, and Cloudflare-verified bot traffic. It targets SaaS builders, service providers, and enterprises that need to automate authenticated, browser-based workflows at scale. The service is delivered via APIs and can run in Anchor’s cloud or in a customer’s own environment. | $6M | Seed | Oct 22, 2025 |  |
| Anchor | Anchor develops AI agents for performing organizational operations at scale in an internet environment. | $6M | Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Springtail | Springtail is a cloud service that horizontally scales the performance of your existing PostgreSQL database. Founded in 2023, Springtail is on a mission to free developers from the complexities of managing scalable data infrastructure. The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and backed by Google's early-stage fund, Gradient. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| Silverstream | Silverstream is a platform for building AI agents that automate enterprise workflows directly through web interfaces. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| CTGT | CTGT builds efficient, trustworthy AI, preventing errors and maximizing ROI with secure, reliable enterprise-grade solutions. | $7.2M | Seed | Feb 20, 2025 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blumberg Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blumberg-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Llama Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/llama-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scribble Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scribble-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Peak XV Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-india-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Elaia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elaia-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Gradient

VC Fund · Mountain View, United States

Gradient is a seed fund that focuses on supporting founders in the artificial intelligence sector. The firm collaborates closely with innovators to integrate AI into various business processes and drive technological advancements. Gradient aims to foster disruptive ideas that can redefine industries and enhance operational capabilities.

5 contacts available at Gradient.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Katy Engle | Talent Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katy-engle |
| Renee Delaplaine | Administrative Business Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renee-delaplaine |
| Vig Sachidananda | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vig-sachidananda |
| Zach Patton | Head of Legal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zach-patton |
| Darian Shirazi | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darian-shirazi |

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## FAQ

### What does Vig Sachidananda invest in?

Vig Sachidananda invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Vig Sachidananda last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vig Sachidananda closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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