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Aatish Nayak

Investor

Partner at Kleiner Perkins

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Aatish Nayak works in product at Harvey, an AI company focused on the legal domain. He appeared on Kleiner Perkins' Builders podcast to discuss how product management approaches need to change when building AI products, including broadening use cases and continuously re-establishing product market fit.

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Aatish Nayak @nayakkayak

show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome https://t.co/JDeVdGWrVA

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 23

Aatish Nayak @nayakkayak

The 2nd & 3rd order effects of intelligence too cheap to meter are ripe for opportunities Uber and DoorDash only worked once 3G, GPS, and mobile payments were mainstream and both bet on that infra before it was any good. Many such cases in digital and physical AI right now. https://t.co/DaWVmtAsPO

Jul 21, 2026 · ♥ 5

Aatish Nayak @nayakkayak

I was fortunate to see @saranormous's intensity and commitment early at Harvey She's a force of nature and inspiration for me as a new investor https://t.co/q7vGXJt9s0

Jul 21, 2026 · ♥ 26 · ⇄ 1

Experience

  1. Kleiner PerkinsPartnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. HarveyVP of Product2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Scale AIHead of Product2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Shield AIProduct & Engineering2018 — 2019Greater San Diego Area
  5. Skurt (Acquired by Fair.com)Product & Engineering2017 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
  6. AutolabProduct Lead2015 — 2017Greater Pittsburgh Area
  7. UberSoftware, International Growth2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. MongoDBSoftware, Cloud Services2015Greater New York City Area
  9. Carnegie Mellon UniversityUndergraduate Research Assistant2013 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Region

Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Minor: Computer Science

Skills & more

SALTC13Python17Java10Software3LaTeX4C#2Circuits1Visual C#Linux1Programming8Computer Science4

Languages English · Gujurati · Hindi

  • CPR — American Red Cross Greater New York

From Aatish's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209

Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalTejAdvisor at Clear VenturesOren EtzioniVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupDiana HuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorVlad LoktevInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Scale AI31

Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalWilliam ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32

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Also worked at Shield AI15

Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer ToolsDavid FrankelSeed Stage Venture Capital in the United StatesForrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesWill CoffieldCo-founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesCaroline SabattAssociate at Audere Capital

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Also worked at Skurt (Acquired by Fair.com)1

Harry HurstCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Protagonist

Also worked at Uber210

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

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Colleagues at Kleiner Perkins

Aditya Naganath
Partner at KPCB
Al Gore
Advisor at KPCB
Annie
Investor at Kleiner Perkins
Annie Case
Advisor at KPCB
Athena Ruland
Experience Marketing at KPCB
Beth Seidenberg
Founding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Bing Gordon
Advisor at KPCB
Brook Byers
Founder, Kleiner Perkins