Aditya Naganath

Aditya Naganath

Partner atKleiner PerkinsFirm active Oct 14Bay Area

Aditya Naganath is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, involved with Sail Research, an infrastructure platform for long-horizon agents. He is associated with the firm's investment in Sail, which was partnered since 2026.

What Aditya can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Kleiner Perkins writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Twitter · Software Engineering Intern
  2. Nextdoor · Software Engineer
  3. Palantir Technologies · Technical Lead
  4. Google · Product Manager
  5. Kleiner Perkins · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Sail ResearchSailTraversalWisdomMaximaGlean

Focus

infrastructureai agentsinferenceartificial intelligenceenterprise software applicationssecurity

Education

Columbia University, Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceStanford University, MBA

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Questions

Who is Aditya Naganath?

Aditya Naganath is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, involved with Sail Research, an infrastructure platform for long-horizon agents. He is associated with the firm's investment in Sail, which was partnered since 2026.

How much does Aditya Naganath invest?

Aditya Naganath invests through Kleiner Perkins, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Aditya Naganath?

A warm intro from a founder Kleiner Perkins backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Aditya Naganath do before Kleiner Perkins?

Software Engineering Intern at Twitter; Software Engineer at Nextdoor; Technical Lead at Palantir Technologies; Product Manager at Google.

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