Ashish Kakran

About

Venture capital investor focused on early-stage cloud, ai/ml and cybersecurity startups. I help technical founders build lasting companies as a trusted long-term partner. I enjoy supporting founders with a balance of technical know-how, customer insights and empathy. Over time, I have built a deep network of software builders, sales leaders, investors and CXO buyers that I try to make available to founders. My first exposure to cloud was as a software engineering intern in 2008 who was tasked with building scalable Apps on AWS. I was a product manager at AppNeta (acquired by Broadcom), a Bain Capital-backed startup where I built network and application performance management products. Outside of work, I enjoy building communities and bringing people together. I have a BS in Computer Science from IIT and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. Recent investments: Cohere, Harness, Isovalent, CyCognito, Opaque Specialties: venture capital, product management, CXO network, investing, deal structure, inside sales, business development, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, start-ups, agile software development, devops, mlops, board responsibility

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