Venkat Raju

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Biography

Dr. Venkat Raju is a Founding Partner and serves as Global Co-Chief Executive Officer at Turbostart. He serves as a Venture Partner at Golden Sparrow. He serves as a Board Member at QpiAI and Exponent. He 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. He 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. He served as an Advisor at Argoid.