Mayfield has announced that Aditya Singh has joined the firm as a partner, focusing on backing technical founders across AI hardware and software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI. The appointment reflects Mayfield's increased focus on foundational technologies within its $3 billion AI investment strategy.
Aditya Singh joins Mayfield as Partner for AI infrastructure investing.
Focus areas: AI hardware, software infrastructure, cybersecurity, and physical AI.
70% of Mayfield's investments begin at inception.
Singh previously General Partner at Cota Capital and co-founder of Neotribe Ventures.
Involved with four IPOs and four acquisitions including Cerebras and Seraphic (acquired by CrowdStrike).
Co-founded networking startup Bitsplay Systems and was first product manager at Enphase Energy.
Artificial intelligence is reimagining every industry, but many of the foundational technologies required to power this transformation are still being built. Mayfield believes the defining AI companies of the next decade will be created by technical founders solving these fundamental infrastructure challenges. With 70% of its investments beginning at inception, Mayfield is most often the first institutional investor partnering with a founding team. Its track record includes NUVIA, acquired by Qualcomm, and AI infrastructure unicorns Lumilens, SambaNova Systems, Frore Systems, and Upscale AI.
Before Mayfield, Singh spent more than a decade as an early-stage investor, most recently as a General Partner at Cota Capital. He previously co-founded Neotribe Ventures and served as a partner at Foundation Capital. Across his investing career, Singh has been involved with four companies that went public and four that were acquired, including Cerebras (NASDAQ: CBRS) and Seraphic, which was acquired by CrowdStrike. He also brings extensive operating experience, co-founding networking startup Bitsplay Systems and serving as the first product manager at Enphase Energy (NASDAQ: ENPH) before its IPO.
"The path to building an iconic company is rarely linear. It takes steady partners who will stand with founders through the hardest moments, and I love being that non-judgmental safety net when they need it most," said Aditya Singh, partner at Mayfield. "Having known Navin and Mayfield for 15 years, I've seen that founder-first conviction in practice. The next wave of AI infrastructure will require real capital, deep technical understanding and long-term conviction from day one. I'm excited to join the firm and back the people building that future."
About Mayfield
Mayfield is an early-stage venture firm investing $3 billion in AI companies, with 70% of our investments made at inception. For more than 56 years, we've partnered with founders from their first idea through the long arc of building iconic companies. Our track record includes 120 IPOs and 225+ acquisitions, reflecting our belief that great companies are built by people first. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Mayfield backs founders building the future of AI.
