Rama Chakaki

Rama Chakaki

Partner atTransform VCCalifornia

Rama Chakaki is a partner at Transform VC, an impact tech entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. She has 30 years of experience in media, telecom, edtech, fintech, and AI, and co-founded VIP.fund and Baraka Ventures.

What Rama can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%, 10-12%, > 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Transform VC writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Eastnets · COO
  2. Baraka Ventures · Founder
  3. VIP.fund · Co-founder
  4. aiXplain · COO
  5. Transform VC · Partner
    Now
  6. Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid · Social Impact Strategy Advisor
  7. World Bank Group · Communications Advisor
  8. Etisalat UAE · advisor

Companies founded

VIP.fundBaraka VenturesBarakaBits

Investments named in public bios

aiXplain

Focus

impact techdeep techclimatesocial impactedtechclimate impact

Education

George Washington University, bachelors and masters of science in computer engineering and engineering managementStanford, continued education in scaling impact

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Who is Rama Chakaki?

Rama Chakaki is a partner at Transform VC, an impact tech entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. She has 30 years of experience in media, telecom, edtech, fintech, and AI, and co-founded VIP.fund and Baraka Ventures.

How much does Rama Chakaki invest?

Rama Chakaki invests through Transform VC, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Rama Chakaki?

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

What did Rama Chakaki do before Transform VC?

COO at Eastnets; Founder at Baraka Ventures; Co-founder at VIP.fund; COO at aiXplain; Social Impact Strategy Advisor at Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid; Communications Advisor at World Bank Group; advisor at Etisalat UAE.

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