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Managing Director / Peak XV Partners and Surge
Rajan Anandan is a prominent Sri Lankan businessman, angel investor, and venture capitalist. He currently serves as a Managing Director at Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India) and Surge, focusing on early-stage startup investments and scale-up programs in India and Southeast Asia. Anandan has a distinguished career in technology, having previously held leadership roles as Vice President for Google in India and Southeast Asia, and Managing Director for Microsoft and Dell in India. He is also a prolific angel investor with a portfolio of over 100 startups.
Managing Director
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PeakXV Partners is the leading venture capital firm in India and SEA. Formerly known as Sequoia Capital India and SEA was rebranded to PeakXV Partners in June, 2023. PeakXV Partners has over $9Billion AUM, over 400 portfolio companies including over 50 Unicorns and has IPOed 19 companies over the past 5 years. Surge is the seed stage rapid scale up program of PeakXV Partners and was launched in 2019
Managing Director
Surge is Sequoia Capital India's rapid scale up program focused on early stage startups in India and SEA
Vice President India and SEA
Lead Google's business teams in India and SouthEast Asia a region with 850million internet users and several billion dollars in revenue
Managing Director, Microsoft India
Managing Director, Microsoft India
Vice President and Country General Manager
Vice President and Country General Manager
Vice President, Global Outsourcing
Vice President, Global Outsourcing
Vice President and EA to Chairman
Vice President and EA to Chairman
Partner
Partner
MSc
MSc - Manufacturing Systems Engineering
BSc
BSc - Mechanical Engineering
Managing Director at Peak XV Partners and Surge
Prolific angel investor with over 100 startup investments
Former VP of Google India and SEA
Focuses on early-stage startups in India and SEA
Rajan Anandan is a highly influential figure in the South Asian technology and venture capital ecosystem, known for his leadership roles at global tech giants and his extensive angel investment portfolio.
Venture Capital
Seed Stage Investment
Startup Mentorship
Scale-up Programs
Microsoft
Dell
McKinsey & Company
India
Southeast Asia (SEA)
Sri Lanka
SaaS
EdTech
FinTech
AI-Native Startups
112.2K
Venture Capitalist
Angel Investor
Startup Mentor
Former Google VP