Ashu Garg

General Partner at Foundation Capital · Joined 2008

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Biography

Ashu Garg is a General Partner at Foundation Capital, where he works on the firm's Enterprise practice and invests across AI-enabled business applications, AI infrastructure, the data stack, cyber-security and online video. He joined the firm in 2008 after serving as general manager of Microsoft's online-advertising business, and was promoted to general partner in 2011; earlier roles included McKinsey & Company, Unilever, Cadence Design Systems and founding the search company TringTring.com. His firm bio identifies him as an early investor in Databricks, Cohesity, Eightfold, Amperity, Turing, Anyscale and Alation, and in companies later acquired including Aggregate Knowledge, Custora, FreeWheel, TubeMogul and Tubi.tv. He holds a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Eightfold AISkyflowAnvilogicConvivaTubeMogulDatabricks

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2008
Joined Foundation Capital after running Microsoft's online-advertising business.
2011
Was promoted to general partner at Foundation Capital.
2017
Led Foundation Capital's round in the company that became Eightfold AI and joined its board.
2020
Led Skyflow's seed round.
2024
Published 'Reflections on 16 years in venture capital' on Foundation Capital's site.

Sources & References

Foundation Capital - Ashu Garg ↗Foundation Capital - Investor team page ↗Foundation Capital - Reflections on 16 years in venture capital (Ashu Garg, 2024) ↗Foundation Capital - The Chance of a Lifetime: Our Investment in Eightfold AI ↗Foundation Capital - Why I Invested in Skyflow ↗Foundation Capital - Anvilogic's breakout moment ↗Private Equity Wire - Foundation Capital promotes Ashu Garg to general partner ↗