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Rajan Anandan
Managing Director at Peak XV Partners
· India
Check size
$3-4 million or less
Lead stage
seed
Deals tracked
11
Sectors
AI/ML, DeepTech
AI/ML
DeepTech
SaaS
EdTech
FinTech
Technology
seed
Seed
India
Southeast Asia
About Rajan
Rajan Anandan is Managing Director at Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India), leading the Surge seed-stage fund with Rs 16,000 crore under management. A Sri Lankan-born technologist with MIT and Stanford credentials, he previously led Google India and has deployed 80+ personal angel investments. He is a prolific deep-tech and AI advocate focused on India's emerging startup ecosystem
Investment thesis
Advising and mentoring early-stage startups through Peak XV's Surge program to achieve rapid growth and scale.
Rajan Anandan invests in and advises very early-stage startups through Peak XV's Surge program, focusing on seed-stage companies with founders who think big, demonstrate strong founder-market fit, and can articulate compelling visions for billion-dollar outcomes. He seeks companies across technology, AI, deeptech, and emerging sectors where founders exhibit deep insights, intellectual honesty, agility, and the ability to scale rapidly. His approach emphasizes mentorship and operational guidance alongside capital deployment, targeting companies with 10X ambitions and strong storytelling capabilities at the seed stage
Investment philosophy
Rajan focuses on very early-stage companies at the seed stage, typically those raising $3-4 million or less. As part of Peak XV's leadership team, he leverages his deep understanding of technology, operating expertise, and track record of growing tech businesses across India and Southeast Asia to help founders scale and build businesses of tomorrow.
Investment focus
Seed and Series A stage companies, with strong emphasis on AI, deep-tech, and infrastructure startups. Anandan believes India will become the best adopter of AI within 10-15 years and focuses on founders building 10X better products with AI leverage
Areas of expertise
Recent activity
Live platform data · proprietary, citable layer
Notable portfolio
Anandi Schools
Auquan
Klout Kitchen
Crunchbase Funding
Seed
Indifi
Angel
Insights from India's leading VCs
Notable deals
Surge Cohort 9 (13 companies) – Deep-tech and AI startups backed through Peak XV's seed program (Oct 2023)
Frequently asked
Does Rajan Anandan invest at seed stage?
Yes. They invest at seed, Seed stage.
Their geographic focus includes India, Southeast Asia.
What is their typical check size?
Rajan Anandan's typical check size is $3-4 million or less.
They currently invest through Peak XV Partners.
What sectors does Rajan Anandan focus on?
Rajan Anandan primarily invests in AI/ML, DeepTech, SaaS, EdTech.
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