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Akash Bajwa

Akash Bajwa

Principal at Earlybird VC — AI investor, writer, community builder

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London, United Kingdom
Joined July 2025
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Summary

Focuses on seed and pre-seed investments in applied AI and AI infrastructure, partnering with founders to scale AI-first products; portfolio engagements include Mostly AI, SLNG.ai, M^Zero Labs, Briefcase, and Ceartas. earlybird+2
Writes and publishes on AI end markets, GTM, and company building via the Substack 'Software Synthesis' and longer pieces such as 'Why We Invested In Payable'; also curates the in-person 'Gradient Descending' event series to convene builders and investors. akashbajwa+2
Active community builder in the London tech and VC ecosystem — led EVCA's London chapter and organises events that bring founders, operators and investors together to discuss product, go-to-market, and AI strategy. earlybird+2

Work

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Writing

Why We Invested In Payable

October 1, 2022

An article explaining Earlybird Venture Capital's investment in Payable, a software that automates payment operations and money movement, highlighting the broader trends in software penetrating the enterprise application stack and the CFO office.

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Software Synthesis

A Substack publication and personal platform where Akash Bajwa shares his insights on Go-To-Market Excellence, AI End Markets, Strategy, and Company Building, complemented by an in-person event series called 'Gradient Descending'.

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