Gopal Rajaraman

Gopal Rajaraman

Senior Investment Manager atLockheed Martin VenturesMaryland

Gopal Rajaraman is a Senior Investment Manager at Lockheed Martin Ventures, previously at Motorola Solutions for 23 years. He invests in rotary systems, AR/VR, autonomous systems, and power technologies.

What Gopal can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Lockheed Martin Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Lockheed Martin Ventures.

Career

  1. Motorola Solutions · General Manager of Drone Software business
  2. Lockheed Martin Ventures · Senior Investment Manager
    Now
  3. Motorola Solutions · GM of Drone business

Focus

augmented reality/virtual realityautonomous systemspower and propulsionautonomyadvanced manufacturingsensors

Education

University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, MBAPurdue UniversityIndian Institute of Technology, Madras, B.Tech

Also at Lockheed Martin Ventures

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Questions

Who is Gopal Rajaraman?

Gopal Rajaraman is a Senior Investment Manager at Lockheed Martin Ventures, previously at Motorola Solutions for 23 years. He invests in rotary systems, AR/VR, autonomous systems, and power technologies.

How much does Gopal Rajaraman invest?

Gopal Rajaraman invests through Lockheed Martin Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Gopal Rajaraman?

A warm intro from a founder Lockheed Martin Ventures backed works best.

What did Gopal Rajaraman do before Lockheed Martin Ventures?

General Manager of Drone Software business at Motorola Solutions; GM of Drone business at Motorola Solutions.

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