Sri Viswanath

Commander
DISC Type : D

Founder & CEO at Sycamore

Palo Alto, California, United States

Overview

Sri Viswanath is the Founder and CEO of Sycamore, an enterprise AI company. A seasoned technology executive, he previously served as CTO of Atlassian, where he led its cloud transformation. He has also held leadership roles at Groupon and VMware and now serves as a Senior Advisor at Coatue. He earned his masters degree from Stanford University.

There is no publicly available information about Sris personal life or hobbies beyond his professional accomplishments and educational background at Stanford and Clemson University. His public presence is focused on technology, leadership, and venture investing.

He holds several patents for complex enterprise technologies, including one for a "pluggable semantic verification and validation of configuration data" system.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI
As the Founder & CEO of Sycamore, he is building an operating system for autonomous enterprise AI agents with a focus on security, governance, and trust.
AI-native Security
He actively invests in and highlights companies that leverage AI to transform security operations, automate threat responses, and manage risk at scale.
Venture Investing
Previously a General Partner and now a Senior Advisor at Coatue, he actively invests in and advises enterprise software and AI startups.

Media Appearances

Sri has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Founder & CEO at Sycamore
10-2025
Sr. Advisor at Coatue Management
11-2023 - 10-2025
Managing Director/head of ventures division at Coatue Management
7-2022 - 10-2025
General Partner at Coatue Management
3-2019 - 6-2022
Board Member at Splunk

Education

2016 - 2016
Stanford Executive Program from Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2003 - 2005
MS from Stanford University

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Insights For Selling To Sri

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sri is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sri

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sri move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Sri take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Sri

Personality Compatibility


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