Venkat Raju Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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22
- Portfolio
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13
- Exits
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7
Venkat Raju General Information
Description
Dr. Venkat Raju serves as a Venture Partner and Member Board of Experts at StrongHer Ventures. He serves as a Venture Partner at YourNest Venture Capital. He served as Chief Technology Officer and vice president of engineering at TransEthnic. Dr. Raju serves as a Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First. He serves as a Chairman and Advisor at CyborgIntell. He serves as a Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First. He is also a Board Member at Mobilewalla. He was the Chief Executive Officer at Kyron Global Accelerator. He is an Advisor of Spext. He is a serial entrepreneur (3 exits - 2 in Silicon Valley and 1 in Bangalore). He is also a seasoned corporate executive (MD & VP level roles) at Fortune 500 corporations across Financial Services, High Tech, and Telecom. Select roles include MD at Merrill Lynch Direct Markets (NY), SVP Products at VerticalNet (SFO), Chief Architect at British Telecom (London), and MD APAC at ACI Worldwide (Bangalore). He is an active Angel Investor, Advisor & Board Member in Startups. His current focus is on startup-led Digital Transformation and Innovation ecosystems in the U.S. & India. He graduated from Boston University in Management & Business and a Bachelor's from the Indian Institute of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
Contact Information
- Bengaluru
- India
Venkat Raju Investments (22)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGENeural.ai | 01-Jun-2021 | Seed Round | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
| 00000000 000000000 | 07-Sep-2020 | 00000 00000 | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
| 0000000 | 01-Sep-2020 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Financial Software | Out of Business | 000000 0000 |
| 0000000 | 18-Mar-2020 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Aerospace and Defense | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
| 00000 | 02-Jan-2019 | 00000 (00000 | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
| 0000000 | 17-Jul-2018 | 000000 00000 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 | |
| 000000000 | 23-Jan-2017 | 00000 (00000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 | |
| 0000000 | 10-Aug-2016 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Social/Platform Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
| Assured Risk Cover | 14-Dec-2015 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Property and Casualty Insurance | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
| Wishberry | 09-Jan-2015 | Seed Round | 00000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 000000 0000 |
Venkat Raju Exits (7)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Ezetap Mobile Solutions | 16-Aug-2022 | Merger/Acquisition | 00000 |
| 0000000 | 06-Oct-2021 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 0000000 | 10-Mar-2021 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 0000000 | 22-Sep-2020 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 000000 | 01-Jun-2017 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| StayZilla | 24-Feb-2017 | Out of Business | |
| HyperVue AI | Out of Business |
Venkat Raju Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Venkat Raju Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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| Venkat Raju | Angel Investor | 00 | 0 | 0 | Bengaluru, India |
Venkat Raju Co-Investors (25)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| 9Unicorns | 2 | 0 |
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| Anicut Capital | 0 | 0 |
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| Globevestor | 0 | 0 |
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| LetsVenture Online | 0 | 0 |
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| Seeders | 0 | 0 |
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