Raj Kapoor

Raj Kapoor

Co-founder and Managing Partner atClimacticFirm active Sep 22

Raj Kapoor is a co-founder and managing partner at Climactic, with a background in venture capital and tech leadership. He previously held roles at Mayfield, Lyft, and Excite@Home, and co-founded multiple companies.

What Raj can write

Writes checks of$1M to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ALead preference not reported
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Climactic writes $1M to $3M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Excite@Home · Head of e-Commerce
  2. Snapfish · Co-Founder & CEO
  3. Fitmob · Co-Founder & CEO
  4. Mayfield · VC
  5. Lyft · Chief Strategy Officer
  6. Mayfield
  7. Climactic · Co-founder | Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

SnapfishFitmobClimactic

Focus

venture capitalclimatee-commercemobility

Education

HBS, MBACMU, Mech Eng/Robotics

Also at Climactic

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Who is Raj Kapoor?

Raj Kapoor is a co-founder and managing partner at Climactic, with a background in venture capital and tech leadership. He previously held roles at Mayfield, Lyft, and Excite@Home, and co-founded multiple companies.

How much does Raj Kapoor invest?

Raj Kapoor invests through Climactic, which writes checks of $1M to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Raj Kapoor?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Raj in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Climactic backed works better.

What did Raj Kapoor do before Climactic?

Head of e-Commerce at Excite@Home; Co-Founder & CEO at Snapfish; Co-Founder & CEO at Fitmob; VC at Mayfield; Chief Strategy Officer at Lyft; Mayfield.

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