Fundraising Fox

Ashish Agarwal

Investor

Managing Director at Peak XV Partners

Greater Bengaluru Area

Writes $1M – $100M checks

About

Ashish Agarwal leads fintech investing, favors unusually long holds—e.g., a 7-year Groww stake that returned roughly 50x with minimal IPO sell-off—and treats strict, black-and-white regulatory compliance as a competitive advantage.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Mettle CapitalFoundercurrent2026 — present
  2. Peak XV PartnersManaging Director2023 — 2026
  3. Sequoia CapitalManaging Director2013 — 2023
  4. Kauffman FellowsClass 232018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2011 — 2013
  6. YatayatCo-Founder2010 — 2011India
  7. MicrosoftResearch Intern2009Redmond, USA
  8. CentraleSupelecResearch Intern2008Paris, Île-de-France, France
  9. MITResearch Intern2005Cambridge, USA

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Cloud Computing99Business Strategy99Mobile Devices45Management Consulting35Mobile Applications28Business Analysis27Venture Capital30Computer Vision17Financial Modeling18Mobile9
+5 moreE-commerceProduct ManagementSoftware DevelopmentStrategyManagement

From Ashish's professional profile.

Colleagues at Peak XV Partners

Aadith Ramesh
Associate at Peak XV Partners
Aaditya Sood
Venture Partner at Peak XV Partners
Aakash Kapoor
Principal at Peak XV Partners
Abheek Anand
Managing Director at Peak XV Partners
Abhishek Gupta
Head of IT & Technology at Peak XV Partners
Abhishek Mohan
Managing Director at Peak XV Partners
Akshay Agarwal
Vice President at Peak XV Partners
Alyssa Maharani
Analyst at Peak XV Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashish Agarwal?
Ashish Agarwal leads fintech investing, favors unusually long holds—e.g., a 7-year Groww stake that returned roughly 50x with minimal IPO sell-off—and treats strict, black-and-white regulatory compliance as a competitive advantage.
Where does Ashish Agarwal work?
Ashish Agarwal is Managing Director at Peak XV Partners.
What does Ashish Agarwal invest in?
Ashish Agarwal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Developer Tools, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Ashish Agarwal write?
Ashish Agarwal typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
Where did Ashish Agarwal go to school?
Ashish Agarwal studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Bachelors and Masters, Computer Science and Engineering); National University of Singapore (Exchange Student, School of Computing); Delhi Public School Ghaziabad (High school).

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur90

HemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersVeenu ChoudharyDirector, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Shantanu NigamManaging Partner at SeedToBNakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology foundersJatin GargAI Lead at Audacious

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Also attended National University of Singapore332

Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments

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Also attended Delhi Public School Ghaziabad1

Dushyant AgarwalFounder at CashFlo

Shared employers

Also worked at Mettle Capital2

Ishaan MittalManaging Director at Peak XV PartnersTejeshwi SharmaManaging Director at Sequoia Capital India

Also worked at Sequoia Capital190

Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm

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Also worked at Kauffman Fellows382

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,549

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

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