Vijay Reddy brings over a decade of inception and early-stage investing experience in AI and Enterprise infrastructure. He had a front-row seat to the rise of AI and has invested across the AI stack from silicon, infrastructure, data, middleware and AI-first applications. Vijay is Mayfield’s dedicated partner investing out of the $250 million AI Start fund, supporting founders at Day Zero.Vijay began his career as an entrepreneur when he co-founded his first startup after dropping out of his PhD program. Prior to joining Mayfield, Vijay led AI investments at Intel Capital.Vijay received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, has a MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering with top honors from University of California, Irvine and is a Kauffman Fellow.