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Aakash Kapoor

Investor

Founding Team and Investor at Surge · Principal at Peak XV Partners

Singapore

Kauffman Fellow · Class 29

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About

Aakash Kapoor is a Principal at Peak XV Partners, the Southeast Asian investment firm affiliated with Sequoia Capital. He focuses on identifying investment opportunities and connecting with founders and operational professionals in the startup ecosystem.

Experience

  1. Peak XV PartnersPrincipalcurrent2017 — presentSingapore
  2. SurgeFounding Team and Investorcurrent2018 — present
  3. Sequoia CapitalInvestor, Sequoia India and SEAcurrent2017 — present
  4. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow Class 29current2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. AiraloSeed Investor; Board Membercurrent2019 — presentGlobal
  6. AlpacaSeries D Investorcurrent2026 — presentUnited States
  7. KASTSeed Investor; Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSingapore
  8. AspireSeries B; Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
  9. ASTROSeries A; Board Membercurrent2022 — presentIndonesia
  10. watchTowrSeries A Investorcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  11. Triple-ASeed-Series A; Board Membercurrent2023 — presentSingapore
  12. TazapaySeed-Series A; Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSingapore
  13. FlipSeed-Series A; Board Membercurrent2019 — presentIndonesia
  14. QoalaSeries B Investor; Board Membercurrent2021 — presentIndonesia
  15. AampeSeed Investor2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  16. STEPN by Find Satoshi LabSeed Investor2021 — 2024Australia
  17. Lummo (formerly BukuKas)Board Member2020 — 2023Indonesia
  18. Deutsche BankTMT Investment Banking2014 — 2017Hongkong and Singapore
  19. Social Spender Private LimitedCo-Founder2011 — 2014New Delhi Area, India
  20. EnactusDirector, Project Azmat; Member, Enactus2011 — 2012

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Entrepreneurship16Corporate Communications16

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Who is Aakash Kapoor?
Aakash Kapoor is a Principal at Peak XV Partners, the Southeast Asian investment firm affiliated with Sequoia Capital. He focuses on identifying investment opportunities and connecting with founders and operational professionals in the startup ecosystem.
Where does Aakash Kapoor work?
Aakash Kapoor is Founding Team and Investor at Surge.
Where did Aakash Kapoor go to school?
Aakash Kapoor studied at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Hons., Business, Economics, Math); Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram (High School, Commerce).

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