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Three Senior Partners Leave Peak XV to Launch New VC Firm as Peak XV Deepens AI Focus

Peak XV calls Ashish Agrawal’s exit a mutual decision after an internal disagreement.

Overview

  • Managing directors Ashish Agrawal, Ishaan Mittal, and Tejeshwi Sharma have departed to start a new venture firm following Agrawal’s mutual parting with Peak XV.
  • Peak XV said all board seats held by the departing partners will be transitioned imminently and cited overlapping representation to preserve continuity.
  • The firm promoted Abhishek Mohan to general partner and elevated Saipriya Sarangan to chief operating officer to reinforce its leadership bench.
  • Leaders emphasized a sharper AI strategy, highlighting roughly 80 AI-linked investments, plans to hire AI‑native talent, and preparations to open a U.S. office within 90 days.
  • The reshuffle comes after a late‑2025 run of IPOsGroww, Pine Labs, Meesho, Wakefit, and Capillary—that delivered substantial realized and mark‑to‑market gains.