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Rajesh Swaminathan

Rajesh Swaminathan

Investor atKhosla VenturesFirm active Oct 8San Francisco Bay Area
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Rajesh Swaminathan is a Partner at Khosla Ventures, focusing on deep-tech investments in renewables, industrial decarbonization, and AI. He previously led Applied Ventures and worked at Third Point Ventures and Bell Labs.

What Rajesh can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Khosla Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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

Career

  1. Lucent's Bell Labs
  2. Third Point Ventures
  3. Applied Ventures · led
  4. Khosla Ventures · Partner
    Now
  5. Lucent's Bell Labs · worked with startups
  6. Third Point Ventures · worked with startups
  7. Applied Ventures · head

Investments named in public bios

Enphase EnergySolid EnergyRockleyInfinite Power SolutionsAdaptive3DTangoInpriaNorsk Ti

Focus

renewablesindustrial decarbonizationadvanced manufacturingcritical mineralscompute infrastructure

Education

Harvard Business School, MBAUniversity of MarylandIIT Madras, undergraduate degree in engineeringIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, bachelor's degree in chemical engineering

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Who is Rajesh Swaminathan?

Rajesh Swaminathan is a Partner at Khosla Ventures, focusing on deep-tech investments in renewables, industrial decarbonization, and AI. He previously led Applied Ventures and worked at Third Point Ventures and Bell Labs.

How much does Rajesh Swaminathan invest?

Rajesh Swaminathan invests through Khosla Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Rajesh Swaminathan?

A warm intro from a founder Khosla Ventures backed works best.

What did Rajesh Swaminathan do before Khosla Ventures?

Lucent's Bell Labs; Third Point Ventures; led at Applied Ventures; worked with startups at Lucent's Bell Labs; worked with startups at Third Point Ventures; head at Applied Ventures.

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