Ravi Venkatesan

Active Investor

Venture Partner at GAME - Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Ravi Venkatesan, Venture Partner at GAME - Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship is an active investor based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This profile covers what Ravi Venkatesan backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Ravi Venkatesan is a high-net-worth investor based in Bengaluru, India. He is currently the Chairman of Bank of Baroda. Formerly, he was the Chairman of both Microsoft India and Cummins India. He is a director on the boards of Infosys, Rockefeller Foundation, Strand Lifesciences and is an advisor to several companies including Kalaari Capital. He is also the Founder-Chairperson of Social Venture Partners India, a network of philanthropists addressing social problems through venture philanthropy.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailManufacturing & IndustrialMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsEdTechImpact & Social Enterprise
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 6

Notable investments

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)1BRIDGETurvoHitachiServiceNowAtypical Advantage

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