Ashmeet Sidana
InvestorManaging Partner at Engineering Capital · Board director at Accelerated Cloud Storage Corp · Board director at Hedgehog SONiC Foundation · Board director at Kognitos
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
About
Ashmeet Sidana is chief‑engineer first, scaled VMware’s ESX to billions, grew up in rural Rajasthan, and stewards university and foundation capital to back problems beyond engineering for education and health.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Board director at Accelerated Cloud Storage Corp
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Co-founders at Accelerated Cloud Storage Corp
Board director at Hedgehog SONiC Foundation
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Board director at Kognitos
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Kognitos's investors · 8
Co-founders at Kognitos
Experience
- Engineering CapitalChief Engineercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CodeRabbitSeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- XanoSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- KognitosPre-seed investorcurrent2021 — present
- Robust IntelligenceSeed investorcurrent2019 — present
- EvincedPre-seed Investor and Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- AsimilySeed Investorcurrent2017 — present
- Menlo Security Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2013 — present
- NexlaSeed Investor and Board membercurrent2016 — present
- Netsil (formerly Gencore)Seed Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- YotaScaleSeed Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Baffle, Inc.Member Board of Directors and Seed Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KentikSeed Investorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Datos IO, Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Airgap Networks Inc., a Zscaler CompanyPre-seed Investor2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Passage AIBoard of Directors and Seed Investor2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- SignalFxEarly Investor2013 — 2019
- PalerraEarly Investor2014 — 2016Santa Clara, California
- StackStormSeed Investor2015 — 2016
- PrivateCoreBoard of Directors2012 — 2013
- Azure PowerBoard of Directors2008 — 2013
- FreeWheelBoard of Directors2009 — 2013
- Zetta, Inc.Board of Directors2008 — 2013
- Simply HiredBoard of Directors2006 — 2013
- Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner, Venture Partner, EIR2004 — 2013
- TubiInvestor, Board member2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Altor Networks Inc.Board of Directors2007 — 2010
- VMwareDir. Product Management2003 — 2004
- Sidana Systems, Inc.Founder/CEO1995 — 1999Mountain View, CA
- Silicon GraphicsMember of Technical Staff1992 — 1996
- Hewlett-PackardR&D Engineer1989 — 1992
Skills & more
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Deals · 36
Accelerated Cloud Storage CorpBoard seat
via Engineering Capital · filed Apr 2026 · $3.9M raise
Hedgehog SONiC FoundationBoard seat
via Engineering Capital · filed Nov 2022 · $3.8M raise
KognitosBoard seat
via Engineering Capital · filed Feb 2021 · $2.6M raise
OnymosBoard seat
via Engineering Capital · filed Feb 2020 · $2.2M raise
TignisBoard seat
via Engineering Capital · filed Jun 2018 · $2.8M raise
Sail InternetBoard seat
via Engineering Capital · filed Jan 2017 · $2.4M raise
XocketsBoard seat
via Engineering Capital · filed Aug 2015 · $21.8K raise
CodeRabbitSolo GP
via Engineering Capital · filed Sep 2025
AsimilySolo GP
AuditoriaSolo GP
BaffleSolo GP
CtrlStackSolo GP
EvincedSolo GP
KentikSolo GP
LaceworkSolo GP
Menlo SecuritySolo GP
NexlaSolo GP
Robust IntelligenceSolo GP
RubrikSolo GP
SignalFxSolo GP
StackStormSolo GP
vFunctionSolo GP
WideFieldSolo GP
XanoSolo GP
YotascaleSolo GP
Airgap NetworksSolo GP
Altor NetworksSolo GP
Azure PowerSolo GP
FluxNinjaSolo GP
NetsilSolo GP
once saidSolo GP
PalerraSolo GP
ReshuffleSolo GP
ShiftRightSolo GP
ShipaSolo GP
TapistroSolo GP
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ashmeet Sidana?
- Ashmeet Sidana is chief‑engineer first, scaled VMware’s ESX to billions, grew up in rural Rajasthan, and stewards university and foundation capital to back problems beyond engineering for education and health.
- Where does Ashmeet Sidana work?
- Ashmeet Sidana is Managing Partner at Engineering Capital and Board director at Accelerated Cloud Storage Corp and Board director at Hedgehog SONiC Foundation and Board director at Kognitos.
- What does Ashmeet Sidana invest in?
- Ashmeet Sidana invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software.
- What check size does Ashmeet Sidana write?
- Ashmeet Sidana typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What boards does Ashmeet Sidana sit on?
- Ashmeet Sidana holds tracked board seats at Accelerated Cloud Storage Corp, Hedgehog SONiC Foundation, Kognitos, Onymos, Sail Internet, Tignis, Xockets.
- Where did Ashmeet Sidana go to school?
- Ashmeet Sidana studied at Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); The Wharton School (MBA); University of Southern California (BS, Computer Science).
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