Ashmeet Sidana

Ashmeet Sidana

Chief Engineer / Managing Partner atEngineering CapitalCalifornia

Ashmeet Sidana is the founder of Engineering Capital, a seed-stage venture firm. He previously led product management at VMware and has invested in several successful software companies.

What Ashmeet can write

Writes checks of$500K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Engineering Capital writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. VMware · product management
  2. Engineering Capital · Founder and Chief Engineer
    Now
  3. Hewlett Packard
  4. Silicon Graphics · engineer
  5. Sidana Systems · Chief Executive Officer
  6. VMware
  7. Foundation Capital
    null-2013
  8. Engineering Capital · Founder, Chief Engineer and Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Engineering CapitalSidana Systems

Investments named in public bios

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Focus

seed roundssoftware companiestechnical insightsoftwareinfrastructure technologyengineering

Education

University of Southern California, BS in Computer ScienceStanford University, MS in Computer ScienceWharton, MBA

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Questions

Who is Ashmeet Sidana?

Ashmeet Sidana is the founder of Engineering Capital, a seed-stage venture firm. He previously led product management at VMware and has invested in several successful software companies.

How much does Ashmeet Sidana invest?

Ashmeet Sidana invests through Engineering Capital, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Ashmeet Sidana?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Ashmeet in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Engineering Capital backed works better.

What did Ashmeet Sidana do before Engineering Capital?

product management at VMware; Hewlett Packard; engineer at Silicon Graphics; Chief Executive Officer at Sidana Systems; VMware; Foundation Capital.

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