Ashish Aggarwal

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Partner at IronArc Ventures. I invest in category-defining companies from Series B to pre-IPO across two theses: Full-Stack AI (chips, compute, and infra through the app layer) and Physical AI (robotics, energy, aerospace, defense, and industrials). IronArc's portfolio includes Anthropic, SpaceX/xAI (SPCX), CoreWeave (CRWV), Groq, Anduril, Scale AI, Replit, Saronic, Reflection AI, and many others. I have spent 22+ years as an operator, founder, and investor, and have backed AI/ML companies since 2017. Outcomes include Ziva Dynamics (acquired by Unity; technology behind Game of Thrones and Marvel films) and Spin (acquired by Ford). Earlier, I was a Partner at Chamaeleon (first AI-native Quant VC fund) and helped launch Grishin Robotics, one of Silicon Valley's first robotics funds over the last decade. That early-stage lens now informs how I underwrite companies at scale. I am a Kauffman Fellow (Class 24), was previously a Board Member at NextGen Partners, and part of 256 Network (750+ GPs managing $3.9T across 36 countries). I work closely with family offices and institutional LPs on private-market access. Operator and Founder: M&A and corporate strategy at Opera Software, built te

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