Sanjay Singhal
Entrepreneur · Philanthropist
Sanjay Singhal is a Canadian technology entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for founding and selling Audiobooks.com. He later created the 500 Startups Canada fund and founded the Nikean Foundation, which supports research into psychedelic approaches to mental-health treatment. [3][4][5]
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Career and work
Singhal founded the audiobook businesses Simply Audiobooks and Audiobooks.com and sold Audiobooks.com in 2016. He has described the sale as a $56 million exit. [3]
He then moved into venture capital, serving as a partner with 500 Startups and helping launch its $30 million Canada fund in 2016. He has also invested in numerous early-stage companies. [4][5]
In later years, Singhal expanded into hospitality, opening Toronto venues including Coffee Oysters Champagne and Marked. He founded the Nikean Foundation in 2019 to support mental-health research, including research into psychedelic therapies. [5]
What has been publicly discussed
“You can have a mental disorder and still be successful, still be happy, flourish in life.”
— Sanjay Singhal [2]
