Testimonials
From founders we’ve worked with.
Sreedhar has been one of my most responsive, attentive, and helpful investors. He has shared the most valuable thing—leads on excellent engineers.
Greg Volynsky ↗ Founder, Zoa Research (Y Combinator backed)
Sreedhar was instrumental in helping us hire our founding engineer right after we graduated from YC. He continues to source a high quality pipeline of candidates for both immediate needs and longer term roles. Early stage hiring is challenging and Sreedhar has been a valuable partner throughout the process.
Dr. Srijan Kumar ↗ Co-founder & CEO, Lighthouz AI (YC S24) · Professor at Georgia Tech
Sreedhar has been a supportive early-stage investor. He helped introduce us to similar pre-seed companies in the same industry, which later led to a product partnership between the two companies.
Albert Ng ↗ Co-founder & CEO, Clipp
New York, NY
The talent partner for venture-backed AI startups.
Because we believe great companies are built by great people.
What we’re proud of
A few highlights from Astra Valley Talent.
Founding engineer hiring
Sourced and placed founding engineers at venture-backed startups, building the zero-to-one teams that make early product possible.
Democratizing startup education
Hosted a virtual session at Carnegie Mellon on startup careers and connected students directly with startup recruiters—opening a path many don’t see by default.
Candidate pipeline generation
During the tech market downturn, built a candidate pipeline for laid-off talent and drove interview callbacks the same week.
Astra Valley Investments
AI to power the economic backbone. The economic backbone is where AI impact can compound fast. Better patient care. Less food waste. Fewer supply breakdowns. Smarter ways to build. We invest in teams that bring technical depth and operational discipline to these hard, essential industries.
Representative investments across sectors we believe will define the next decade of enterprise and industrial AI.
Work with us
Founders, operators, and partners: we would love to hear from you.
sreedhar@astravalley.venturesFounded October 2024 · New York, NY