Summary
Ajay Modi is an investor and former senior Amazon software engineer with 14 years of experience building scalable systems and product-focused engineering teams. Based in Ahmedabad, he runs a capital markets advisory firm while drawing on deep engineering roots from roles at AWS, Olacabs, and research work at Arizona State University. His technical background spans backend systems, threat intelligence analytics, optimization algorithms, and full-stack web development, reflecting a habit of turning complex data into actionable systems. At ASU he built a Confidence Score Measurement system for threat feeds, and at Olacabs he implemented custom routing and optimization that improved operational outcomes. Comfortable shifting between hands-on engineering and strategic investing, he blends product instincts with technical rigor to evaluate and scale technology-driven businesses. Known informally as "a guy who likes to make things," he brings both maker curiosity and institutional delivery experience to early-stage ventures.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at Arizona State University
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Engineering at Nirma University
HSC Science, HSC Science at Sheth C. N. Vidhyalaya
English, Hindi, Gujarati