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Aaditya Sood

Former Venture Partner at Peak XV Partners

India

Writes $100K – $100M checks · typically $10M

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About

Aaditya Sood is an advisor at Peak XV Partners specializing in deep tech, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS. He previously co-founded and built Calm.io, a cloud automation platform acquired by Nutanix, and held engineering roles at Yahoo, Oracle, and early-stage startups including Erudent and Pentaur. His technical background spans infrastructure, cloud automation, search, security, and enterprise software.

Experience

  1. Peak XV PartnersAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentBengaluru
  2. Peak XV PartnersSurge Venture Partner2023 — 2025Bengaluru
  3. Sequoia CapitalSurge Venture Partner2022 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. Career BreakGap year2021 — 2022Bangalore
  5. NutanixVP & GM, Calm & Karbon2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. NutanixVP & GM, Calm2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  7. NutanixSr Director, Eng & Products2016 — 2018Bengaluru Area, India
  8. Calm.ioCEO, CTO & Co-founder2014 — 2016Bengaluru Area, India
  9. Idea Device TechnologiesCTO & Co-founder2008 — 2014Bangalore Area, India
  10. Career BreakGap year2008Himachal Pradesh
  11. PentaurSenior Software Engineer2007 — 2008Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  12. YahooSenior Software Engineer2006 — 2007
  13. ErudentSenior Software Engineer2004 — 2006Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  14. Oracle India Private LtdSoftware Engineer2002 — 2004Hyderabad Area, India

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)PostgreSQLMultithreadingC (Programming Language)SubversionEmacsUnix57Software Development69Architecture11C15Distributed Systems17Web Development12
+8 moreXMLStart-upsPythonAlgorithmsLinuxScalabilityJava Enterprise EditionC++

Languages English · Hindi

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Who is Aaditya Sood?
Aaditya Sood is an advisor at Peak XV Partners specializing in deep tech, developer tools, and enterprise SaaS. He previously co-founded and built Calm.io, a cloud automation platform acquired by Nutanix, and held engineering roles at Yahoo, Oracle, and early-stage startups including Erudent and Pentaur. His technical background spans infrastructure, cloud automation, search, security, and enterprise software.
What check size does Aaditya Sood write?
Aaditya Sood typically writes checks of $100K – $100M.
Where did Aaditya Sood go to school?
Aaditya Sood studied at National Institute of Technology Calicut (B.Tech, Electronics And Communications).

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