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Ashish Kakran

Overview

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Ashish Kakran is a Partner of Sierra Ventures. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management

Personal Investments

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Ashish Kakran invested in HydraDB on
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Partner Investments

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Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs 1
Ashish Kakran has 4 current jobs including Managing Partner at Seligman Ventures, Partner at Sierra Ventures, and Investor at Relyance AI. Additionally, Ashish Kakran has had 1 past job as the Principal at Thomvest Ventures.
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Board and Advisor Roles

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Ashish Kakran is the Seed Investor and Board member at Smallest.ai.

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Education

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Ashish Kakran studied at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and  Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

Recent News and Activity

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Funding Round•Mar 12, 2026
HydraDB raised
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