Salil Deshpande

Salil Deshpande is a prominent venture capitalist and the General Partner at Uncorrelated Ventures, a firm he founded in 2019. Based in Palo Alto, California, Uncorrelated Ventures focuses on investing in infrastructure software, including both traditional and decentralized technologies. Deshpande manages a substantial fund of approximately $745 million independently, without any junior staff or analysts, making him one of the few venture capitalists to operate at this scale solo.13

Before establishing Uncorrelated Ventures, Deshpande served as a Managing Director at Bain Capital Ventures and was a General Partner at Bay Partners. Over his career, he has invested in over 100 companies, including notable names such as MuleSoft, DynaTrace, and Redis, and has been recognized on the Forbes Midas List multiple times from 2013 to 2023, highlighting his success as a top-performing investor.256

Deshpande holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. His technical background, combined with extensive experience in venture capital, has shaped his investment strategies, particularly in sectors like fintech and open-source software.45