Venkat Raju

Active Investor

Board Member at QpiAI

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Venkat Raju, Board Member at QpiAI is an active investor based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. This profile covers what Venkat Raju backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Venkat Raju is a Founding Partner and serves as Global Co-Chief Executive Officer at Turbostart. He serves as Advisory Board at Arise Ventures.. He serves as a Venture Partner at Golden Sparrow. He serves as an Advisor at Manastu Space. 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 iTuring.ai. 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 served as an Advisor at VideoDB. 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.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeed
Invests in: Artificial IntelligenceInsurTechHealthcare & BiotechBiotech & PharmaSaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailClimate & EnergyCybersecurity
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 12

Notable investments

NiveshiPrivaSapienVideoDBAssured Risk CoverManastu SpaceVebblerDubpro.aiWishberryEDGENeural.aiiTuring.aiAgnikulExponent Energy

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