AI operator · venture investor · company builder

Sabya Das

I build and scale technology businesses where AI, media, and operational complexity meet.

An investor who crossed the table to operate—and is building again.

  1. Apr 2023—Jul 2026

    President & COO

    VideoVerse / Magnifi · a Minute Media company

    Led a global organization of 250+ people serving sports and media customers across 50+ sports. Built the U.S. business and Sacramento headquarters, led expansion across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM, and helped take the company through its acquisition by Minute Media and initial integration.

  2. 2014—2023

    Partner & founding team member

    Moneta Ventures

    Progressed from analyst to partner while helping build the firm from launch to more than $250 million in committed capital. Led West Coast and international investing and worked hands-on with founders across product, go-to-market, operations, capital raising, governance, and M&A.

  • Global operating scopeEMEA, APAC, LATAM, and North America
  • Company buildingFrom early-stage venture work through acquisition integration
  • Sacramento-rootedWorking globally while investing in the region’s future
Full experience

Notes against the first-order consensus.

AI, company building, media, private markets, energy, and infrastructure.

  1. AI

    AI can make the backlog worse

  2. Media Technology

    Generating the sports clip will be the cheap part

  3. AI

    Sixty hours of agent work a day is a management failure

  4. Public Markets

    Staying private can hide a weak operating cadence

All writing

A decade across venture capital, AI software, and media technology.

I was born in India and raised in the Sacramento region. I remain based here while working globally, and I care deeply about the region’s economic and entrepreneurial future.

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