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Asanka Jayasuriya

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CTO at 8VC

Austin, TX

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About

Engineering and product leader with over 20 years in cloud, enterprise SaaS, PLG products, infrastructure, and security. Previously CTO and SVP of Engineering at SailPoint, with prior senior roles at InVision, Atlassian, and Amazon; at 8VC he serves as a virtual CTO supporting portfolio companies.

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Invests in

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. 8VCCTOcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  2. ThorinCo-Founder and Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. New Mountain CapitalExecutive Advisory Councilcurrent2023 — present
  4. EpsioInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  5. Terminal IndustriesInvestor and Advisorcurrent2023 — present
  6. SpaceXInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  7. AfreshAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  8. CentsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  9. AllstacksInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  10. AblyInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  11. Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2022 — 2023Austin, Texas
  12. SailPointCTO & SVP, Engineering2020 — 2022Austin, Texas, United States
  13. BonuslyAdvisor2020 — 2021
  14. InVisionSVP Engineering, Invision2018 — 2020Austin, Texas Area
  15. AtlassianHead of Engineering, Stride, HipChat, Trello2016 — 2018Austin, Texas
  16. AmazonSenior Manager, Software Development2012 — 2016Toronto, Canada Area
  17. OracleManager CRM SaaS Architecture2010 — 2011
  18. OracleManager Social CRM Development2007 — 2010
  19. OracleArchitect2006 — 2007
  20. Siebel SystemsLead Software Engineer2000 — 2006
  21. Janna SystemsDeveloper2000

Skills & more

Agile Methodologies40EAI5SaaS41Team Building2Team Leadership10CRM17SOA7Cloud Applications2Enterprise Software19Cloud Computing16Project Management5Web Application Security1
+8 moreSoftware Project ManagementScrumSolution ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureJava Enterprise EditionSDLCOracleSoftware Development

From Asanka's professional profile.

Colleagues at 8VC

Adrienne Alexander
Operations at 8VC
Alex Kolicich
Investment Team at 8VC
Alex McLane
Investment Team at 8VC
Alex Moore
Investment Team at 8VC
Arthur James
Advisor at 8VC
Audrey Abbott
Operations at 8VC
Ava Eitzen
Portfolio Support at 8VC
Bela Becerra
Investment Team at 8VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Asanka Jayasuriya?
Engineering and product leader with over 20 years in cloud, enterprise SaaS, PLG products, infrastructure, and security. Previously CTO and SVP of Engineering at SailPoint, with prior senior roles at InVision, Atlassian, and Amazon; at 8VC he serves as a virtual CTO supporting portfolio companies.
Where does Asanka Jayasuriya work?
Asanka Jayasuriya is CTO at 8VC.
What does Asanka Jayasuriya invest in?
Asanka Jayasuriya invests in Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where did Asanka Jayasuriya go to school?
Asanka Jayasuriya studied at University of Toronto (BSc, Computer Science).

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