Anandamoy helped portfolio founders hire more than 400 engineers, ran recruiting days built around deep technical conversations, and even created a playbook for matching whole engineering teams with growing startups through acqui-hires, while pushing founders to be open about their technical challenges so engineers join to build, not just to collect a paycheck. At Crane Venture Partners, he leads the firm's push into APAC with a focus on AI and deeptech in India, building on years of experience with Surge helping very early-stage companies across India and Southeast Asia get off the ground.