Ankur Agarwal

Venture Capitalist | Executive Coach | AI Strategy Expert

Ankur Agarwal is a General Partner at Executive Venture Fund (EVF), a venture capital firm focused on investing in AI and enterprise SaaS companies.1 He brings significant experience from the private equity sector, having previously served as a Managing Director at Vista Equity Partners, where he specialized in AI/ML in Enterprise SaaS, buyouts, and mergers and acquisitions.1

As a venture capitalist, Ankur leverages his expertise in AI strategy and his background in private equity to identify and support promising startups.2 His professional focus areas include:

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Enterprise SaaS
Mergers and Acquisitions

At EVF, Ankur is part of a team of three General Partners who bring diverse and synergistic experience to their investment approach.1 The fund aims to differentiate itself through:

Extreme focus on AI and enterprise SaaS
Leveraging a strong network for deal sourcing and value addition
Selective investments
M&A expertise to guide portfolio companies towards successful exits

Ankur is based in Austin, Texas4, and his role at EVF involves not only investing in startups but also working closely with portfolio companies to help increase their revenue.1 He is also known to provide executive coaching and share insights on AI strategy.3

In addition to his work at EVF, Ankur is associated with the Executive Venture Syndicate, which offers select opportunities for investors to participate in individual startup investments through Special Purpose Vehicles.5

Experience

General Partner at Executive Venture Fund (2022 - Present)

Chair | Coach at Vistage Worldwide, Inc. (2021 - Present), Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning at Vista Equity Partners / Vista Consulting Group (2017 - 2020)

Education

Research Fellowship in Computer Science (specialisation: Machine Learning) at University of Cambridge (2006 - 2007); MS, PhD in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (specialisation: Machine Learning) at Grenoble INP - UGA (2002 - 2006); BTech in Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi (1998 - 2002)