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Manik Dhar

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Limited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst at Stage 2 Capital
📍 Pleasanton, California, United States

Manik Dhar is a growth-focused Chief Commercial Officer specializing in monetizing frontier technologies like AI/ML and autonomous systems. An ex-Google and Oracle leader with a Bachelor of Engineering, he has a proven track record of scaling revenue and securing strategic B2B/B2G partnerships. Colleagues describe him as driven, knowledgeable, focused, and a dedicated leader.

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Manik lives with his wife, two children, and his parents, believing strongly in caring for the elderly. Outside of his professional life, he has a personal interest in sports, particularly cricket and basketball.

He architected the commercial framework at May Mobility that led to unprecedented enterprise integrations with both Uber and Lyft.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Limited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Pleasanton, California, United States
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AV Commercialization
As CCO of May Mobility, he drives global monetization and has secured key partnerships with Uber, Lyft, and Via to scale autonomous vehicle technology in transit ecosystems.
Go-to-Market Strategy
A core competency, he engineered a GTM playbook at CloudFactory that scaled ARR from $15M to over $65M and now advises startups on scaling at Stage 2 Capital.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
Limited Partner, Stage 2 Capital Catalyst
Stage 2 Capital
2-2022
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
May Mobility
7-2020 - 3-2022
Chief Revenue Officer
CloudFactory.
10-2016 - 6-2024
Business Development Advisor
Onerent Property Management
Strategic Advisor
Berkeley SkyDeck
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Education
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Engineering
Bangalore University
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