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Rajan Anandan
Venture Virtuoso

Rajan Anandan

Managing Director at Peak XV Partners

Rajan Anandan
Pabitra MoharanaΒ·Published Updated

Key takeaways

  • Rajan Anandan leads Peak XV Partners, focusing on funding Indian AI startups.
  • Leverage Anandan's three-decade experience from tech giants like Google and Microsoft.
  • Explore Surge, Anandan's scale-up program designed for startup growth.
  • Benefit from Anandan's educational background with degrees from MIT and Stanford.
  • Engage with Anandan as a mentor and angel investor in the startup ecosystem.
5 min

A prominent figure in the Indian tech and venture capital landscape, Rajan Anandan is known for funding Indian AI startups. With an illustrious career spanning over three decades, Anandan has held leadership positions at global tech giants including Google, Microsoft, and Dell. 

He is currently the managing director at Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India and SEA), where he focuses on developing Surge, a scale-up program for startups.

Anandan's educational background includes a BSc in mechanical engineering from MIT and an MSc from Stanford University. His expertise in technology, coupled with his business acumen, has made him a sought-after angel investor and mentor in the startup ecosystem.

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