Rama Sekhar

Rama Sekhar

Partner atMenlo VenturesFirm active Oct 9California

Rama Sekhar is a partner at Menlo Ventures, involved with Graphite, an AI-powered developer productivity platform. Graphite was founded in 2020 and acquired by Cursor.

What Rama can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

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

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Career

  1. Cisco · systems engineer
  2. Cisco · product manager
  3. Comcast Ventures · investor
  4. Norwest Venture Partners · partner
  5. Menlo Ventures · partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

GraphiteVezaHarnessAlgorithmiaDremioInfluxDataNumbers StationAstrixGatherClerk

Focus

developer productivityaicybersecuritycloud infrastructureobservability

Education

Wharton School, MBARutgers University, BS in electrical and computer engineering

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Who is Rama Sekhar?

Rama Sekhar is a partner at Menlo Ventures, involved with Graphite, an AI-powered developer productivity platform. Graphite was founded in 2020 and acquired by Cursor.

How much does Rama Sekhar invest?

Rama Sekhar invests through Menlo Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Rama Sekhar?

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

What did Rama Sekhar do before Menlo Ventures?

systems engineer at Cisco; product manager at Cisco; investor at Comcast Ventures; partner at Norwest Venture Partners.

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