Overview
Aatish Nayak is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins [1][3]. Nayak has journeyed through three AI unicorns [2] and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University [11]. Nayak's career includes roles as VP of Product at Harvey from October 2023 to May 2026 [4], Head of Product at Scale AI from March 2019 to September 2023 [5], and Product & Engineering positions at Shield AI from January 2018 to March 2019 [6] and Skurt from 2017 to 2018 [7]. Earlier experience includes Product Lead at Autolab from 2015 to 2017 [8], Software roles at Uber in 2016 [9] and MongoDB in 2015 [10].
Profile introduction
Journeyed through 3 AI unicorns. Love building early-stage teams and organizations, as products themselves. Interested in problems at the conjunction of AI, product, and operations. AI maximalist. Excited about it's impact in legal, defense, shopping, travel, and arts. Real talk - https://twitter.com/nayakkayak
Career history
- PartnerMay 2026 to presentKleiner Perkins
- VP of ProductOct 2023 to May 2026Harvey
- Head of ProductMar 2019 to Sep 2023Scale AI
- Product & EngineeringJan 2018 to Mar 2019Shield AI
- Product & Engineering2017 to 2018Skurt (Acquired by Fair.com)
- Product Lead2015 to 2017Autolab
- Software, International Growth2016 to 2016Uber
- Software, Cloud Services2015 to 2015MongoDB
- Product & EngineeringShield
Education
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Minor: Computer ScienceCarnegie Mellon University
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