Technoventure #1 | Greylock Partners' Asheem Chandna on First-Check Investing, Founders, and the Age of AI

August 29, 2025

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About the Guest

Asheem Chandna

General Partner at Greylock Partners

Asheem Chandna is a General Partner at Greylock Partners, one of the oldest venture capital firms in the U.S., where over 80% of investments are at the pre-seed to Series A stage. Since joining Greylock in 2003, Asheem has led early investments in cybersecurity and enterprise software leaders including Palo Alto Networks, AppDynamics, Sumo Logic, Rubrik, and Abnormal AI. A former product and marketing executive at Check Point Software, he scaled the business from $10M to $500M. Asheem holds degrees in electrical and computer engineering and is recognized for his ability to synthesize emerging technologies into investable theses.

Episode Overview

Where is software value heading in the age of AI?

In the premiere episode of Technoventure, host Peter High speaks with Asheem Chandna, General Partner at Greylock Partners, one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture firms. Asheem has led early investments in industry-defining companies such as Palo Alto Networks, AppDynamics, Rubrik, and Abnormal Security.

With over 20 years at Greylock and a background in product management and cybersecurity, Asheem offers a masterclass on how he assesses founders, identifies breakout potential, and mitigates risk—often before a single line of code is written. He also explores the evolving dynamics of enterprise software, the impact of agentic AI, and how cybersecurity must adapt to combat both bad and good AI.

Key themes include:

Assessing founders in a world of younger AI entrepreneurs
The changing nature of enterprise software and data platforms
The immigrant’s mindset and risk tolerance in venture
The venture capitalist’s evolving toolkit in the AI era

Learn more about Greylock’s AI-native security investments, including Abnormal Security, a leader in protecting enterprises from modern email and collaboration attacks.

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