Rahul Harpalani

Rahul Harpalani is a Scout at Sequoia Capital based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, where he identifies early-stage startups across India and Southeast Asia. He has sourced deals leading to over five Sequoia investments, including a recent Sequoia Surge portfolio company in the artificial intelligence retail technology sector announced in March 2025. Prior to his venture capital career, he held product management and operations roles at various financial technology and education technology startups, and he holds an engineering degree from BITS Pilani. Harpalani is actively involved in the regional technology ecosystem, launching a startup scouting newsletter in January 2025 and engaging with over 10,000 followers while tracking companies like Razorpay, Meesho, and Pine Labs. His current professional focus remains on sourcing early-stage investments across the fintech, consumer internet, SaaS, and AI sectors in emerging markets.