Aatish Nayak
VCPartner, Kleiner Perkins
AI-native vertical expertise early-stage investor
San Francisco, CA
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
AIEnterprise SaaSDefenseDeep TechInfrastructure
Background
Aatish Nayak joined Kleiner Perkins as a Partner in May 2026, bringing deep AI product experience. He was the first PM and VP of Product at Harvey, where he helped build legal AI. He previously worked at Scale AI on data infrastructure, NLP, and autonomous vehicles, and at Shield AI on robotic defense systems. He holds a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon.
Investment Thesis
AI-native founders with deep vertical expertise across all domains
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AIEnterprise SaaSDefenseDeep TechInfrastructure
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026