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Ashish Kakran

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Smart Money Rating: 84 out of 100

Managing Partner, J & W Seligman

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J & W Seligman
Title
Managing Partner
Role
Managing partner
Location
Bay Area
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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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