Investors & Partners at Greenoaks

Ben Solarz

Partner, Greenoaks

Ben Solarz is a Partner at Greenoaks, a leading venture capital firm investing in transformative technology companies. With a focus on enterprise, fintech, AI, and SaaS sectors, Solarz has developed a keen eye for identifying and scaling category-defining businesses. His investment portfolio includes some of the most successful and innovative companies of the past decade, such as Vercel, Navan, Alto Pharmacy, Flipkart, Wiz, Scale AI, Vise, Cockroach Labs, Robinhood, Canva, and Discord. These investments span infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, commerce, and consumer platforms, demonstrating his breadth of expertise across high-growth technology markets. Solarz brings a strategic perspective to early and growth-stage investments, helping founders navigate complex scaling challenges while building sustainable competitive advantages in rapidly evolving industries.

Neil Mehta

Founder and Managing Partner, Greenoaks

Neil Mehta is Founder and Managing Partner of Greenoaks, a leading venture capital firm focused on identifying and scaling transformative companies. With a deep expertise in Enterprise, Fintech, AI, and SaaS sectors, Mehta has built an exceptional track record of early-stage and growth investments. His portfolio includes some of the most successful and innovative companies of the past decade, including Vercel, Wiz, Scale AI, Discord, Canva, Robinhood, and Cockroach Labs, among many others. Known for his strategic vision and operational acumen, Mehta has established himself as a trusted partner to founders navigating complex scaling challenges. His investment philosophy emphasizes backing exceptional teams solving significant market problems with defensible technology platforms. Through Greenoaks, he continues to identify opportunities at the intersection of emerging technologies and enterprise transformation.

Neil Shah

Partner, Greenoaks

Neil Shah is a partner at Greenoaks Capital, where he invests in software and technology companies. He led Greenoaks' backing of Zetwerk, the Indian manufacturing marketplace, supporting the company's $21 million Series C alongside Accel, Kae Capital, Lightspeed and Sequoia India, and then its $120 million Series D in February 2021, which Greenoaks co-led with Lightspeed Venture Partners. Speaking for the firm on the Series C he said Zetwerk had developed unique software to enable a global manufacturing marketplace connecting OEMs and EPCs with industrial suppliers, and on the Series D he said Greenoaks was excited to partner with the company as it expanded its value proposition globally.

Patrick Backhouse

Partner, Greenoaks

Patrick Backhouse is a Partner at Greenoaks, where he focuses on investments across AI, fintech, enterprise software, consumer technology, biotech, cybersecurity, climate tech, developer tools, robotics, and SaaS. Based at one of the leading growth-stage investment firms, Backhouse works with companies at various stages of development, leveraging Greenoaks' global platform and deep sector expertise. His investment approach spans a diverse range of technology sectors, reflecting the firm's commitment to backing transformative companies across multiple verticals. At Greenoaks, he contributes to the firm's strategy of identifying and supporting high-growth technology companies that are reshaping industries through innovation and scalable business models.