# Aravind Srinivas: portfolio, investments and team > Aravind Srinivas is a vc firm. 5 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Aravind Srinivas Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 5 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Seed Series A Series B Follow Aravind Srinivas and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Faravind-srinivas) Deploying now **100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 5 on record Since the last cheque **12** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$60M** Rounds led **0 of 5** Pitch Aravind Srinivas ## Aravind Srinivas highlights - 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **5 appearances** - **2026** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Daytona](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)** Series B · HR · Google News search **$60M** With 17 others - **Jul** **[Prime Intellect](https://millionrounds.com/company/prime-intellect)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$130M** With 11 others - **Feb** **[Fundamental](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundamental)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$255M** With 8 others - **2025** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Maximor](https://millionrounds.com/company/maximor)** Seed · US · Ventureburn **$9.0M** With 4 others - **Jul** **[Julius AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/julius-ai)** Seed · TechCrunch **$10M** With 9 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$60M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 5 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *2* - Series A *2* - Series B *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Brendan Foody](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brendan-foody) 2 - [Olivier Pomel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/olivier-pomel) 2 **Pitching Aravind Srinivas?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Aravind Srinivas. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Brendan Foody** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brendan-foody)[**Olivier Pomel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/olivier-pomel) ## Recently backed The latest companies Aravind Srinivas put money into. [**Daytona** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)[**Prime Intellect** $130M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prime-intellect)[**Fundamental** $255M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fundamental)[**Julius AI** $10M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/julius-ai) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Aravind Srinivas in the title, and 3 more that mention it. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 15 Jun 2026 · 1h 21m 20VC: Micron Will Be More Valuable Than Meta | How Export Controls Helped Not Hurt China | Power is the Bottleneck to AI | Why Dario Has Done a Disservice to AI with his Labour Replacement Messaging with Aravind Srinivas, Founder @ Perplexity Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 23 Apr 2025 · 2h 57m Bridgit Mendler, Aravind Srinivas, Ted Feldmann, Karol Hausman & Lachy Groom, Sam Lessin, Kevin Systrom Says Meta Denied Instagram Resources With [Sam Lessin](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-lessin) Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas)[Kevin Systrom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-systrom)[Lachy Groom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lachy-groom) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 5 Jun 2024 · 55 min 20VC: Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas on Will Foundation Models Commoditise, Diminishing Returns in Model Performance, OpenAI vs Anthropic: Who Wins & Why the Next Breakthrough in Model Performance will be in Reasoning Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas)[Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) *+3* Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Logan Bartlett Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/logan-bartlett-show) 29 Mar 2024 · 1h 38m EP 97: How Aravind Srinivas (CEO, Perplexity) is Disrupting Google Search with AI Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas) Apple Podcasts - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 5 Mar 2024 · 1h 11m Aravind Srinivas - Building An Answer Engine - [Invest Like the Best, EP.363] Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 28 Jun 2023 · 47 min Creating the future of search and competing vs Google with Perplexity AI's Aravind Srinivas | E1770 Mentions [Aravind Srinivas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aravind-srinivas)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 12 Oct 2026 · 55 min Perplexity CEO: SMBs Could Drive the Next Economic Boom Apple PodcastsShow page - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) 23 Mar 2026 · 1h 38m Four CEOs on the Future of AI: CoreWeave, Perplexity, Mistral, and IREN Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 17 Nov 2025 · 1h 15m How a 45 Year Old VC Firm Decides to Invest or Pass? | Somesh Dash, Partner at IVP Apple Podcasts ## Quick answers about Aravind Srinivas ### What does Aravind Srinivas invest in? Aravind Srinivas invests most often at Seed and Series A (80% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Aravind Srinivas? 5 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Aravind Srinivas invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Daytona (Series B, Oct 2026), Prime Intellect (Series A, Jul 2026) and Fundamental (Series A, Feb 2026). ### How big are Aravind Srinivas's cheques? The median round it joins is $60M. ### Does Aravind Srinivas lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Is Aravind Srinivas investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Aravind Srinivas invest alongside? Most often Brendan Foody (2 rounds together) and Olivier Pomel (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Aravind Srinivas? Aravind Srinivas is a VC firm. ## Raising now? 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