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Saam Motamedi

Saam Motamedi

General Partner at Greylock, investing in AI and cybersecurity startups

San Francisco, California
Joined February 2025

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Saam Motamedi is a General Partner at Greylock Partners, a leading venture capital firm, where he focuses on early-stage investments in enterprise software, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity. He is known for his deep expertise in AI and machine learning, having worked in the field for over a decade, and is particularly interested in partnering with founders who are highly technical and customer-obsessed. greylock+4
Before joining Greylock, Motamedi gained significant experience in building and scaling AI-driven products. He co-founded Guru Labs, a machine learning-driven fintech startup, and was an early product manager at RelateIQ (later acquired by Salesforce), where he contributed to the development of data products that eventually became part of Salesforce Einstein, Salesforce's ML platform. greylock+2
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he was a Mayfield Fellow and conducted research at Stanford InfoLab on machine learning, including multi-layer entity resolution. greylock+2

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NBNirmal Balachundharsaid they've seen
SMSaam Motamedi
make a big positive impact by leading investments in early-stage vertical SaaS, fintech, applied AI, or future-of-work companies.

Feb 23, 2026

CPCyrus Pintosaid they've seen
SMSaam Motamedi
make a real difference for founders as a VC.

Jan 22, 2026