Raj Yavatkar

Active Investor

Executive at Ludwig Computing

Los Gatos, California

Raj Yavatkar, Executive at Ludwig Computing is an active investor based in Los Gatos, California. This profile covers what Raj Yavatkar backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Raj Yavatkar serves as Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at Juniper Networks. He served as an Advisor at Innovium. He serves as a Board Member at Avicena. In his role as Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Yavatkar is responsible for charting Juniper's technology strategy. He leads and executes the company's critical innovations and products for intelligent self-driving networks, security, Mobile Edge Cloud, network virtualization, packet-optical integration, and hybrid cloud. A technology and products pioneer throughout his career, Yavatkar has envisioned how emerging technologies can be applied to creatively solve enterprise and business problems ahead of competitors to help establish new product lines. Yavatkar brings a wealth of experience in emerging technologies. He has been awarded more than 45 patents, published over 60 research papers, authored 5 Internet standards, and co-authored a book on Internet quality of service. He is an IEEE Fellow and holds a PhD in Computer Science from Purdue University.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseHardware & Deep TechQuantum & SemiconductorsManufacturing & Industrial
Location: Los Gatos, California
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 7

Notable investments

InnoviumIntel CorporationOperant AIAsato.aiOperantInnovium Inc.Avicena Tech

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