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Ali Wasti

Investor

Managing Partner at Wipro Ventures

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Ali Wasti is Managing Partner of Wipro Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Wipro. He previously served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Pathfinder Ventures, where his investments focused on AI, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and cloud computing. Earlier, he led investments at Azure Capital Partners in enterprise B2B, cloud infrastructure, and AI.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Experience

  1. FactoryInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  2. YugabyteInvestor and Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  3. WiproManaging Partner, Wipro Venturescurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. ImmutaInvestor and Board Observercurrent2025 — present
  5. SquareXInvestor and Board Observer2025 — 2026
  6. Cequence SecurityInvestor and Board Observer2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  7. SingleStoreInvestor and Board Observer2022 — 2025
  8. AlationInvestor and Board Observer2022 — 2025
  9. Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSenior Managing Director & Global Head of Investments, Pathfinder Ventures2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  10. WEKAInvestor and Board Observer2022 — 2025
  11. RocksetInvestor and Board Observer2023 — 2024
  12. TruEraInvestor and Board Observer2022 — 2024
  13. Arcion LabsInvestor and Board Observer2023 — 2024
  14. MassiveFounding Partner2019 — 2021San Francisco
  15. Atami CapitalPartner2018 — 2019
  16. LyftInvestor2018 — 2019
  17. Luma HealthInvestor2017 — 2018
  18. VIDA & Co.Investor / Advisor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  19. EightBoard Member2015 — 2018
  20. IrisVR, Inc.Investor2015 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Enterprise Software10SaaS22Management6Venture Capital16Product Management17Analytics2Product StrategyStart-ups11Cloud Computing9Product Development2New Business Development2Business Development8
+5 moreMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyExecutive ManagementEntrepreneurship

From Ali's professional profile.

Colleagues at Wipro Ventures

Angeline Barrozo
Partner, Business Development at Wipro Ventures
Bijal Vasant
Senior Manager, Investments at Wipro Ventures
Biplab Adhya
Managing Partner at Wipro Ventures
Frank Fu
Investment Advisor at IOSG Ventures
Jason Chern
Investment Team Member at Wipro Ventures
Patrick Ennis
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
Patrick Ennis
Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Labs
Troy Cichos
COO & Partner at Madrona Venture Labs

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ali Wasti?
Ali Wasti is Managing Partner of Wipro Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Wipro. He previously served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Pathfinder Ventures, where his investments focused on AI, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and cloud computing. Earlier, he led investments at Azure Capital Partners in enterprise B2B, cloud infrastructure, and AI.
Where does Ali Wasti work?
Ali Wasti is Managing Partner at Wipro Ventures.
What does Ali Wasti invest in?
Ali Wasti invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software.
Where did Ali Wasti go to school?
Ali Wasti studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management); McMaster University (B.S. Summa Cum Laude, Computer Science).

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