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    Venkat Raju

    Venkat Raju

    Serial entrepreneur(2 exits-Bay Area,1-BLR); Angel/Advisor/Board Member(current portfolio - 70 startups); Advisor - Incubators, Accelerators, Funds; Active in innovation ecosystems in US & India; Ex Global Executive F500 corporations (US,Europe,APAC)

    Bengaluru
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    Experience
    PVTM Solutions
    PVTM Solutions
    Founder
    Entrepreneur First
    Entrepreneur First
    Advisor
    General Electric
    General Electric
    Advisor
    Shell
    Shell
    Advisor
    Target Corporation
    Target Corporation
    Advisor
    TurboStart
    TurboStart
    Advisor
    T-Hub
    T-Hub
    Advisor
    Zinnov Management Consulting
    Zinnov Management Consulting
    Advisor
    Mobilewalla
    Mobilewalla
    Board Member
    IOK Labs
    IOK Labs
    Board Member
    Next Big Innovation Labs
    Next Big Innovation Labs
    Advisor
    Sentienz
    Sentienz
    Advisor
    Anlyz
    Anlyz
    Advisor
    IOT Pot India
    IOT Pot India
    Advisor
    Yournest fund
    Yournest fund
    Advisor
    NeuroPixel.AI
    NeuroPixel.AI
    Advisor
    Krypc Technologies
    Krypc Technologies
    Advisor
    Manastu Space
    Manastu Space
    Advisor
    Founder
    PVTM Solutions
    Employee
     
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    IOT Pot India, Manastu Space, Krypc Technologies, NeuroPixel.AI, Yournest fund, Anlyz, Sentienz, Next Big Innovation Labs, Zinnov Management Consulting, T-Hub, TurboStart, Target Corporation, Shell, General Electric, Entrepreneur First
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
    IOK Labs, Mobilewalla
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    About
    Achievements

    Entrepreneur (CEO & Founder of startups backed by Kleiner Perkins, Benchmark Capital etc. in Silicon Valley); a Technology Executive (Managing Director & VP positions) at Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in Wall St; a Product Executive (GM & SVP Products at VerticalNet in San Francisco), Chief Technologist (Chief Architect for British Telecom in London); Founding Partner at Management/Strategy Consultancy in New York; Product & Services Delivery Head for APAC for a multinational payments corp.

    Angel investor since 2009 with IRR >25%. Investments cover a wide spectrum – AI, Blockchain, AR/VR, IoT, SaaS, Big Data & Analytics, FinTech, HealthTech, Cyber & Data Security, EV & Mobility, DeepTech (3D Printing, Robotics, Homomorphic Computing, Space Launch vehicles, etc.) – as applied in several verticals including Financial Services, Retail, Logistics, HealthCare, Telecom, Energy and Transportation.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Business Strategy Product Management Product Marketing Growth and Scale-up GTM strategies Business Development
    What I'm Looking For

    Strong founders' (with execution abilities) led startups with - deep IP/disruptive business models going after large market opportunities and with potential to scale globally.

    Describe what you're looking for in a company.
    Locations
    Asia New York City Silicon Valley
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