Shardul invests in cybersecurity, AI, enterprise software, and infrastructure. Since joining Index in 2008, he has led early investments in category-defining companies, including Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG), Wiz, Simile, and Parallel, where he currently serves on the board. Over the years, Shardul has worked closely with founders to drive meaningful outcomes at companies such as Wiz (Google), Adallom (Microsoft), Base (Zendesk), Brightback (Chargebee), Duo Security (Cisco), Gatsby (Netlify), Koality (Docker), Lacoon (Check Point), Nginx (F5), Reclaim (Dropbox), Signal Sciences (Fastly), and SourceClear (CA Technologies). Widely recognized as one of the leading investors in cloud infrastructure, Shardul has been named to the Forbes Midas List multiple times.