# Ashvin Bachireddy
Ashvin Bachireddy is an American venture capitalist who serves as Managing Partner at [SV Angel](https://www.edgepedia.org/sv-angel), where he leads the firm's growth fund, and who is best known for growth-stage investments in AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Mistral and for six consecutive appearances on the Forbes Midas List from 2021 to 2026.[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) His reputation rests on more than 17 years of growth-stage investing: before SV Angel he co-founded [Geodesic Capital](https://www.edgepedia.org/geodesic-capital) and was Head of Growth Stage Investing at [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.edgepedia.org/andreessen-horowitz).[2](https://svangel.com/about/team)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Firm and role | Managing Partner, SV Angel; leads the firm's Growth Fund[2](https://svangel.com/about/team) |
| Joined SV Angel | March 2022, co-managing with Topher and Ron Conway[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) • [3](https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0) |
| Prior firms | Geodesic Capital (co-founder); Head of Growth Stage Investing at Andreessen Horowitz; earlier Lightspeed Venture Partners, 3i Group, JMI Equity[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) • [2](https://svangel.com/about/team) |
| Education | B.S. in Management Science, University of California, San Diego[2](https://svangel.com/about/team) |
| Notable investments | OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Databricks, Airbnb, Confluent, Figma, Snapchat, HashiCorp, Snyk, UiPath, Netskope[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) • [2](https://svangel.com/about/team) • [3](https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0) |
| Midas List | Six appearances, 2021–2026; best rank #50 (2026)[4](https://fundraisingfox.com/people/ashvin-bachireddy-sv-angel) |
| Latest fund | SV Angel, $330 million, raised January 2025[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) |
## Career and education
Bachireddy trained as a growth-stage investor across three firms before becoming a founder himself. The SV Angel team page lists earlier roles as an investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners, [3i Group](https://www.edgepedia.org/3i-group), and [JMI Equity](https://www.edgepedia.org/jmi-equity).[2](https://svangel.com/about/team) He then became Head of Growth Stage Investing at Andreessen Horowitz, where he was actively involved in investments in Facebook, Fanatics, Github, and Twitter.[2](https://svangel.com/about/team)
He left to co-found Geodesic Capital, where he led investments in Airbnb, Confluent, Databricks, Figma, Snapchat, and Vercel.[2](https://svangel.com/about/team) Forbes records that he joined SV Angel in March 2022 after seven years at Geodesic, the firm he founded in 2015.[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) Forbes also lists him as 46 years old, a resident of [Menlo Park, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/menlo-park-california), and a US citizen, with a [Bachelor of Science](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-science) from UC San Diego.[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/)
## SV Angel and the growth fund
SV Angel is the seed-investing firm built around the angel career of Ron Conway, whose early bets include Google, Twitter, Facebook, Airbnb, Coinbase, Stripe, and [Pinterest](https://www.edgepedia.org/pinterest).[3](https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0) When Bachireddy arrived in March 2022, the firm launched SV Angel Growth Fund I and named him Managing Partner of the growth fund, co-managing alongside Topher and Ron Conway.[3](https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0) The team page now describes him simply as Managing Partner of SV Angel, leading the Growth Fund.[2](https://svangel.com/about/team)
The firm's letter to founders frames the mandate as extending SV Angel's seed-stage founder support into the growth stage, describing the fund as a "quick reaction force" that helps companies solve problems from seed to IPO.[3](https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0) A directory source lists typical check sizes of $2.5 million to $15 million, typically $8 million, but this figure appears only in that directory and is not verified by Forbes or the firm.[4](https://fundraisingfox.com/people/ashvin-bachireddy-sv-angel)
## Notable investments and exits, by the numbers
At SV Angel, Bachireddy has invested in leading AI labs at high paper valuations: OpenAI, valued at $852 billion; [Anthropic](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthropic), valued at $380 billion; and Mistral, valued at $14 billion.[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) These are current marks, not entry valuations; the sources do not record how early he entered OpenAI or at what price.
His Geodesic-era record includes both realized exits and paper marks. The IPO list covers Snapchat (2017), Airbnb (2020), and [Confluent](https://www.edgepedia.org/confluent) (2021).[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) Acquisitions include Duo Security, bought by Cisco in 2018, and Looker, bought by Google for $2.6 billion in 2020.[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) [Databricks](https://www.edgepedia.org/databricks) remains a paper position, valued at $134 billion.[1](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/) The firm's 2022 announcement adds [HashiCorp](https://www.edgepedia.org/hashicorp), Snyk, UiPath, and Netskope to his investment record.[3](https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0)
The distinction between realized and unrealized results matters here. The Snapchat, Airbnb, Confluent, Duo, and Looker positions were cash exits with disclosed or dated outcomes; the OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and Databricks figures are private valuations that could change before any liquidity event.
## References
1. [Ashvin Bachireddy - Forbes profile](https://www.forbes.com/profile/ashvin-bachireddy/)
2. [Team - SV Angel](https://svangel.com/about/team)
3. [A Letter to Founders: SV Angel Raises Growth Fund, Adds Ashvin Bachireddy](https://svangel.medium.com/a-letter-to-founders-2978c2ae57d0)
4. [Ashvin Bachireddy — Managing Partner at SV Angel | Fundraising Fox](https://fundraisingfox.com/people/ashvin-bachireddy-sv-angel)
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*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Edited: Oct 11, 2026; Oct 15, 2026*
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