Partner
Ashish Kakran
Managing Partner, J & W Seligman
- Firm
- J & W Seligman
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Location
- Bay Area
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 17 September 2026
About
Ashish focuses on early-stage investments across cloud infrastructure, AI, cybersecurity, and modern data center technologies. Over the course of his investing career, he has backed category-defining companies including Cohere, Harness, Isovalent (acquired by Cisco), and Opaque Systems, bringing a hands-on, founder-first approach informed by deep technical expertise and go-to-market insights. Prior to Seligman Ventures, he was a Partner at Sierra Ventures and Thomvest Ventures.
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