“I became a VC to solve 50 first-order problems by 2045. I love working alongside entrepreneurs as their non-judgmental partner, helping champion founders realize their highest ambitions and serving as a highly involved part of their trajectory from inception to iconic.”
Aditya (Adit) partners with founders starting at inception, bringing over two decades of experience spanning company-building and early-stage investing across AI hardware and software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI.
Adit has been involved as an investor in many companies, including four that had IPOs – Cerebras, Heliogen, Energy Vault, and ForgeRock – and four that were acquired – Seraphic (CrowdStrike), Phantom Cyber (Splunk), Skycure (Symantec), and Respond (FireEye).
Earlier in his career, Adit served as the first Product Manager at Enphase Energy through its IPO, founded a startup, and held engineering and product leadership roles at Cisco and Growth Networks.
Adit earned his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
AI offense is advancing faster than defense. Adit explores how open models and continuous testing can close the AI security gap.
Adit brings more than a decade of early-stage investing experience as a successful inception and early-stage investor.
