Where does Ashu Garg work?

Ashu Garg is General Partner at Foundation Capital and Board director at Fortanix and Board director at Arize and Board director at Custora.

Where did Ashu Garg go to school?

Ashu Garg studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B. Tech, Engineering); Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (MBA, Marketing); St. Mary's Academy.

Ashu Garg

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Foundation Capital · Board director at Fortanix · Board director at Arize · Board director at Custora

California

About

Investor at Foundation Capital focused on AI and enterprise, co-authoring perspectives on AI agents and enterprise software.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Board director at Fortanix

Intro paths

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In turn, Ashu can intro founders to Fortanix's investors below.

Fortanix's investors · 6

Aramco Ventures Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022 Neotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checks · since 2022 TLV PartnersTel Aviv · $3M – $70M checks

Co-founders at Fortanix

Anand KashyapExecutive Officer, Director

Ambuj KumarExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Arize

Intro paths

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In turn, Ashu can intro founders to Arize's investors below.

Arize's investors · 12

Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checks · since 2025 Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks Collective LiquidityPlantation Evolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checks Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks Nimble PartnersSan Francisco OMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checks Runa CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checks SINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checks Swift VenturesSan Francisco Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks

Co-founders at Arize

APARNA DHINKARANDirector

Jason LopateckiPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary

Aparna DhinakaranFounder

Board director at Custora YC W11

Intro paths

Ashu went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ashu can intro founders to Custora's investors below.

Custora's investors · 6

Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks Founder CollectiveCambridge General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks VARSHA RAOSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011

Co-founders at Custora

Corey PiersonFounder

Jon PospischilFounder

Experience

Foundation CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2008 — presentPalo Alto, CA
regie.aiBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
SkyflowBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentMountain View, California, United States
Arize AIBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
AnvilogicBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
Turing.comBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentSf Bay Area
eightfold.aiBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
FortanixBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
CohesityBoard Observercurrent2015 — present
DatabricksInvestorcurrent2013 — present
ConvivaBoard Membercurrent2011 — present
AlationInvestorcurrent2018 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
AmperityInvestorcurrent2019 — present
FundsIndiaBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
StackletBoard Member2020 — 2023
TubiBoard Observer2013 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
LocalyticsBoard Member2014 — 2020Greater Boston
TubeMogul, Inc.Board Member2010 — 2016
Aggregate KnowledgeBoard Member2011 — 2013
Trinity VenturesExecutive in Residence2008Menlo Park, CA
MicrosoftGeneral Manager, Online Advertising2006 — 2008
MicrosoftGeneral Manager, Field Marketing2003 — 2006
Cadence Design SystemsGroup Director2002 — 2003
McKinsey & CompanyConsultant1996 — 2002India
TringTring.comFounder1999 — 2000Bombay, India
Unilever IndiaManager1992 — 1994India

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiB. Tech, Engineering1988 — 1992
Indian Institute of Management BangaloreMBA, Marketing1994 — 1996
St. Mary's Academy

Skills & more

Start-ups71Business Strategy25Entrepreneurship47Online Advertising13Venture Capital35Product Management15Go-to-market Strategy17Marketing12Digital Media3Sales6Marketing Management2Advertising1

+7 more

InvestmentsCustomer AcquisitionTechnology MarketingEnterprise SoftwareStrategyLeadershipManagement

From Ashu's professional profile.

Colleagues at Foundation Capital

Alejandra Martinez

Partner at Foundation Capital

Angus Davis

General Partner at Foundation Capital

Arsalan Tavakoli

Investor at Foundation Capital

Charles Moldow

General Partner at Foundation Capital

Gracie Zaro

Partner at Foundation Capital

Jaya

Investor at Foundation Capital

Jaya Gupta

Investor at Foundation Capital

Joanne Chen

Investor at Foundation Capital

Network5

Vinod KhoslaScout

Founder of Khosla Ventures

Angus DavisScout

General Partner at Foundation Capital

Alejandra Martinez

Partner at Foundation Capital

Ariel Jaduszliwer

Managing Partner at Brainstorm Ventures

Steve Vassallo

Investor at Foundation Capital

Investors connected to Ashu in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ashu Garg?: Investor at Foundation Capital focused on AI and enterprise, co-authoring perspectives on AI agents and enterprise software.
Where does Ashu Garg work?: Ashu Garg is General Partner at Foundation Capital and Board director at Fortanix and Board director at Arize and Board director at Custora.
What does Ashu Garg invest in?: Ashu Garg invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
Where did Ashu Garg go to school?: Ashu Garg studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B. Tech, Engineering); Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (MBA, Marketing); St. Mary's Academy.