Ajey Gore is a technology leader and startup advisor based in Singapore. He was formerly Operating Partner (Technology) at PeakXV Partners, Group CTO at Gojek (GoTo Group), Head of Technology at ThoughtWorks, and founder of CodeIgnition. He specializes in helping startups scale their engineering teams and build robust technology organizations.

What does Ajey Gore do?

Ajey Gore advises founders and teams on technology strategy, engineering team scaling, and building sustainable engineering practices. He previously served as Operating Partner at PeakXV Partners and Group CTO at Gojek, and draws on 25+ years of experience in technology leadership.

What is Ajey Gore's background?

Ajey Gore has over 15 years of technology leadership experience. He was Group CTO at Gojek where he scaled engineering teams across multiple countries, Head of Technology at ThoughtWorks, and founded CodeIgnition. He's an expert in distributed systems, engineering management, and helping startups build technology organizations.

Ajey Gore

I've been a Group CTO building tech teams, speaker on product strategy, writer, and hands-on coder. I'm a startup advisor, systems thinker, and I love building product teams that ship. Indian native, I now work globally with startups from my base in Singapore.

PeakXV · Sequoia · Gojek · GoTo · CodeIgnition · Hoppr · ThoughtWorks · NCST

What I'm up to

I'm on a break — but still helping people and organisations create impact and magnificent outcomes. Spending time with family, advising founders selectively, and working with Ally on mental health — a cause I care about deeply. My calendar is friendlier than it's been in years. Book a conversation.

The story so far

Most recently, I was Operating Partner (Technology) at PeakXV Partners (FKA Sequoia Capital India & SEA), working with portfolio companies on engineering culture, product-market fit, and scaling technology foundations. That chapter concluded in January 2026.

Before PeakXV, I was Group CTO at Gojek, where I helped scale the engineering team from a handful of people to over 2,000 across multiple countries. And before that, I spent a decade at ThoughtWorks — starting as their first India office employee and eventually leading technology for the India region.

Along the way, I co-founded CodeIgnition (acquired by Gojek), ran a startup called Hoppr (acquired by Hike), and tried my hand at everything from selling computers to running a printing press. The longer version is here.

Writing

The Space Between Chapters February 2026
Dear CTO; Talk Money, Not Tech October 2025
How Non-Tech CEOs Can Truly Support Their CTOs September 2025

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Explore

Talks — conferences on scaling engineering teams and startup tech strategy.

Bookshelf — what I've been reading and recommending.

Tools & experiments — side projects, developer utilities, and things I've built on weekends.

Get in touch

If you're building something interesting, thinking through a hard problem, or just want to catch up over coffee — I'd love to hear from you. Book a time.

Written by me. Updated when something worth saying comes along.