India, Sept. 16 -- Menlo Ventures has promoted Kolkata-born Deedy Das to partner. The promotion comes less than two months after Das joined the venture capital firm, underscoring the increasing reliance on techies amid the AI boom.

A Business Insider piece announcing the promotion described Das as the "Silicon Valley's new AI startup whisperer". The promotion also comes days after Das appeared on Nikhil Kamath's podcast.

So who exactly is this man who seems to be everywhere suddenly? Here is all you need to know about Deedy Das:

Deedy Das (real name Debarghya Das) is an Indian IT leader, software engineer and venture capitalist.

Das was born in Kolkata, West Bengal in September 1992. When he was three years of age, he and his family m...