Vijay Reddy is a venture capital investor at Clear Ventures who dropped out of a PhD program to co-found his first startup, bringing firsthand founder experience to his investing approach. He has been one of Silicon Valley's earlier AI and deep tech investors, backing around 20 AI startups that collectively raised over $3.5B and exceeded $20B in aggregate value before AI's recent hype cycle, developing a distinctive AI + X thesis by applying AI to specific industries through deals like DataRobot, SambaNova, and Landing AI. Vijay Reddy is a venture capital investor at Clear Ventures who dropped out of a PhD program to co-found his first startup, bringing firsthand founder experience to his investing approach. He has been one of Silicon Valley's earlier AI and deep tech investors, backing around 20 AI startups that collectively raised over $3.5B and exceeded $20B in aggregate value before AI's recent hype cycle, developing a distinctive AI + X thesis by applying AI to specific industries through deals like DataRobot, SambaNova, and Landing AI.