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Ajay Vashee

Investor

General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $25M checks · typically $25M

About

Ajay Vashee, former Dropbox CFO who scaled it from ~$45M to >$2B and led its IPO, is a growth-stage investor who pioneered Strategic Finance, educates CFOs, and backs finance-modernizing companies.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHealthtech

Experience

  1. IVPGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  3. DeepLInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  4. FigmaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  5. GleanInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. JasperInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  7. LaurelInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  8. NumericInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  9. PigmentInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  10. SuperhumanInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  11. DropboxChief Financial Officer2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  12. DropboxHead Of Corporate Development2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  13. DropboxHead Of Finance2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  14. New Enterprise AssociatesSenior Associate2008 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  15. Morgan StanleyAnalyst2005 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityBA, Economics2001 — 2005
  2. Mercer Island High School1997 — 2001

Skills & more

Venture Capital22Private Equity12Valuation9Investment Banking21Financial Modeling16Investments15Due Diligence8Mergers2Start-ups11Equities4Corporate Finance8Capital Markets4

From Ajay's professional profile.

Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Albert Zhang
Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alejandro Gomez
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alex Lim
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexandria Simcox
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Gale
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Hobbs
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Hsu
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Reed
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Network17

Alexis OhanianScout
Founder & General Partner of Seven Seven Six
Arash FerdowsiScout
Co-founder of Dropbox
Albert ZhangScout
Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alex LimScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Angela ZhuScout
Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Barbry McGannScout
Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Workday Ventures
Bob KocherScout
Partner at Venrock
Bryce MarionScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Cack WilhelmScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Clay BergerScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Croom BeattyScout
Partner at Menlo Ventures
Cynthia KuoScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ajay Vashee?
Ajay Vashee, former Dropbox CFO who scaled it from ~$45M to >$2B and led its IPO, is a growth-stage investor who pioneered Strategic Finance, educates CFOs, and backs finance-modernizing companies.
Where does Ajay Vashee work?
Ajay Vashee is General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners).
What does Ajay Vashee invest in?
Ajay Vashee invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech.
What check size does Ajay Vashee write?
Ajay Vashee typically writes checks of $1M – $25M.
Where did Ajay Vashee go to school?
Ajay Vashee studied at Columbia University (BA, Economics); Mercer Island High School.

Same school

Also attended Columbia University690

Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended Mercer Island High School8

Michael FanfantGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalAshley MayerCo-founder and full-time GP at Coalition OperatorsTyler BensterTechnologist, Thought Leader at Asimov VenturesJessica ChaoInvestor at Endurance28Isaac KipustAssociate at Radian CapitalDavid ZagerPartner at Pioneer Square Labs

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Shared employers

Also worked at DeepL11

Eric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Sebastian GranizoVenture Capital Associate at Plum Alley InvestmentsKarthik RamakrishnanPartner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Daniel GutenbergVenture Partner at VI PartnersViktoriya TigipkoFounding and Managing Partner at TA VenturesNicolas AutretPartner at Walden Catalyst

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Also worked at Figma36

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaGrey BakerGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investor

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Also worked at Laurel6

Miloni Madan PreslerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ding ZhouHead of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFireScott StanfordCo-Founder and Partner at ACME CapitalAlex FayettePartner at ACME CapitalBill MacCartneyAI Fund Fellow at AI FundKobie FullerGeneral Partner at Upfront Ventures

Also worked at Dropbox122

Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxArash FerdowsiCo-founder of DropboxQuentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index Ventures

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