# Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer > Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ashmeet-sidana (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Palo Alto, US · Partner # Ashmeet Sidana Chief Engineer at [Engineering Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engineering-capital) Latest rounds - **NeoReach** Seed · $300k Nov 2013 Backs *Advertising & Adtech* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Nov 2013 - **Filings:** 8 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 5 episodes What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 8 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Engineering Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ashmeet-sidana)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ashmeet-sidana) ## The firm [**Engineering Capital** VC firm · US **6** cheques in 12 months **45** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engineering-capital) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $300k - **Active:** 2013 2013 - [NeoReach](https://millionrounds.com/company/neoreach) *Seed* **$300k** *US* Nov 2013 Joined · +3 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Advertising & Adtech **1** Alongside - [Alchemist Accelerator *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) - [Laurent Asscher *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laurent-asscher) - [Michael Baum *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-baum) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Evinced](https://millionrounds.com/company/evinced) - [Menlo Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/menlo-security) - [NeoReach](https://millionrounds.com/startup/neoreach) - [Onymos](https://millionrounds.com/startup/onymos) - [Robust Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/startup/robust-intelligence) - [Tignis](https://millionrounds.com/company/tignis) - [vFunction](https://millionrounds.com/startup/vfunction) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Hedgehog SONiC Foundation** Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Kognitos, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **ONYMOS INC.** Director since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Glasnostic, Inc.** Director since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Xockets, Inc.** Director on 10 filings · since 2015 - SEC Form D · Company raising **PrivateCore, Inc.** Director since 2012 - SEC Form D · Company raising **ZETTA INC** Director on 3 filings · since 2010 - SEC Form D · Company raising **FreeWheel Media, Inc.** Director since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Engineering Capital - [**Ashish Kakran** Managing Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashish-kakran-2) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [VC10X](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/vc10x) · 30 Jun 2026 · 44 min VC10X - The AI Bottleneck Keeps Moving - Ashmeet Sidana, Founder & Managing Partner, Engineering Capital With [Ashmeet Sidana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashmeet-sidana) Mentions [Engineering Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engineering-capital) About this episode What does it take to back a technical founder before there's a product, a customer, or a dollar of revenue? Ashmeet Sidana has been doing exactly that, and he's been oversubscribed on every fund he's ever raised. Ashmeet is the Founder and Managing Partner of Engineering Capital, a seed-stage… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 26 Mar 2026 · 1h 23m Investor who hasn't Changed His Thesis in 5 Funds & Saw the AI Wave Before ChatGPT | Ashmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital With [Ashmeet Sidana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashmeet-sidana) Mentions [Engineering Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engineering-capital) About this episode What does it look like to run the same playbook across five venture funds? That is the bet Ashmeet Sidana has made at Engineering Capital. From Fund One to Fund Five, he has written the first check into founders solving problems with Technical insight. His portfolio includes Rubrik, now a public… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Prime Venture Partners Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/prime-venture-partners) · 16 Dec 2022 · 45 min #118 How to Think About Market Size(the ✅ way) with Ashmeet Sidana, Founder & Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital With [Ashmeet Sidana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashmeet-sidana) Mentions [Engineering Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engineering-capital) About this episode Ashmeet Sidana Founder & Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. Listen to the podcast to learn about 02:00 - The High Cost of Getting The Market Size Wrong 10:00 - When Should You Use Top Down Market Size 15:30 - Calculating Market… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 13 Apr 2021 · 41 min Ashmeet Sidana on moving from a partnership with Foundation Capital to being a Solo GP, investing in technical teams, and the upside and downside of data. With [Ashmeet Sidana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashmeet-sidana) Mentions [Engineering Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engineering-capital)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode On this week’s show, we are joined by Ashmeet Sidana, founder and chief engineer at Engineering Capital, a seed stage firm with $139.5M AUM. Prior to founding Engineering Capital in 2015, Ashmeet spend nearly 10 years at Foundation Capital which he joined after various technical roles at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) · 16 Aug 2020 · 47 min Ashmeet Sidana, Engineering Capital on Technical insights and building a fund for Engineers With [Ashmeet Sidana](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashmeet-sidana) Mentions [Engineering Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engineering-capital) About this episode Ashmeet started his career at HP in 1989. He founded Sidana Systems in 1995 (later sold to Doclinx in 1999).He started his stint as a VC at Foundation Capital in 2004. Eventually, he founded Engineering Capital in 2015, which focuses on investing in Tech startups, based on Technical insights. He is… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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