# Ajoy Mallik

> Ajoy Mallik is a startup investor at Follow[the]Seed (Saratoga). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Follow\[the\]Seed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/follow-the-seed)
- Location: Saratoga, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajoymallik
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ajoymallik

Ajoy Mallik is a startup investor at Follow[the]Seed in Saratoga. Ajoy Mallik joined CFHI's board in 2002 and was the Chairman in 2007 and 2008. He is currently AVP and Global Head of the VC and Startup ecosystem for the Emerging Business Accelerator for Cognizant Technology Solutions. At Cognizant, Ajoy is responsible for generating and vetting new ideas and concepts, evangelizing innovation internally aswell as externally, and providing new avenues for the company to drive non-linear growth as well as build new businesses. He is also responsible for streamlining the investment and acquisition strategy as it relates to start-ups and smaller technology companies. Ajoy holds an M.B.A. in International Business and Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Maryland, College Park.

## About Follow[the]Seed

VC Fund · Sydney, Australia

Follow[the]Seed is a post-seed algorithmic venture capital fund, using a unique predictive analytical model known as Raving Fans™ to identify the next $1 Billion+ ventures. Based in Sydney, Australia; San-Francisco, USA; Tel Aviv, Israel & Beijing, China our team has over 3 decades of combined experience building startups ourselves andanother 2 decades of experience investing in over 90 companies.Oh, and we truly love entrepreneurs and innovation.

4 contacts available at Follow[the]Seed.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ajoy Mallik | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajoy-mallik |
| Curt Shi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/curt-shi |
| Eliav Alaluf | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eliav-alaluf |
| Andrey Shirben | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrey-shirben |

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