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Ajay Vashee

General Partner at IVP, fmr CFO at Dropbox

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $100,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000,000.00

Skills

Venture Capital
Private Equity
Valuation
Investment Banking
Financial Modeling
Investments
Due Diligence
Mergers
Start-ups
Equities
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets

Education

Work Experience

2021

  • General Partner

    2021

    IVP is a venture capital firm that helps breakout companies grow into enduring market leaders. With a 40-year record of driving growth and 130+ IPOs, we’ve partnered with over 400 companies including Amplitude, Brex, Coinbase, Crowdstrike, Datadog, Discord, Klarna, Slack, Snap, and Twitter. As trusted allies, IVP helps founders and CEOs meet the challenge of leading a rapidly growing company. We are selective, proven, pragmatic, and genuine. We accompany the undaunted on the path to extraordinary outcomes.

2023

  • Investor

    2023

    The world's most accurate translator

2021

  • Investor

    2021

    A design platform for teams who build products together

2022

  • Investor

    2022

    The most powerful AI copilot for marketing teams

2022

  • Investor

    2022

    Business strategy in real time

  • Investor

    2021

    The fastest email experience ever made

2012 - 2020

  • Chief Financial Officer

    2016 - 2020

    Managed the finance, corporate development, and real estate organizations; led Dropbox’s 2018 IPO as well as a range of efficiency initiatives to accelerate margin expansion and FCF generation

  • Head Of Corporate Development

    2015 - 2016

    Managed M&A, strategy, and investor relations

  • Head Of Finance

    2012 - 2015

    Responsible for building the accounting, FP&A, strategic finance, treasury, and real estate functions

  • Senior Associate

    2008 - 2012

    Identified and evaluated venture and growth-stage technology investments

2005 - 2008

  • Analyst

    2005 - 2008

    Investment banking division