Mode VC
Ravi Viswanathan

Ravi Viswanathan

Founder & Managing Partner atNewView CapitalFirm active Sep 27United States
LinkedIn Full bioFirm profile

Ravi Viswanathan is the founder and managing partner of NewView Capital, which he established in 2018. He previously worked at NEA, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co., and Raychem Corporation.

What Ravi can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1MEstimate
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedLead preference not reported
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

NewView Capital writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: NewView Capital.

Career

  1. Raychem Corporation · scientist
  2. McKinsey & Co
  3. Goldman Sachs · Private Equity Group
  4. NEA · General Partner
  5. NewView Capital · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now
  6. McKinsey & Co
  7. Goldman Sachs

Companies founded

NewView Capital

Investments named in public bios

BraintreeMuleSoftGlobalLogicTeleAtlasCyenceAcquiaScoutPlaidForter

Focus

enterprise softwarefintechtechnology

Education

Wharton, MBAUniversity of California Santa Barbara, PhD in Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania, BS in Bioengineering

Also at NewView Capital

Tim Connor
Tim ConnorPartner
David Yoo
David YooPartner
Nick Bunick
Nick BunickPartner

Partners like Ravi

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Alex DavidovGeneral Partner, Abstract Ventures
Karin KleinFounding Partner, Bloomberg Beta
Zach CoeliusCoelius Capital
Yohann M.Founding Partner, CEO, Angels Partners
Matt SalzbergManaging Partner, Material
Packy McCormick
Packy McCormickFounder & General Partner, Not Boring Capital

Alert me when NewView Capital is active

One email when Ravi's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

Send Mode VC your deck

Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

Send your deck

Questions

Who is Ravi Viswanathan?

Ravi Viswanathan is the founder and managing partner of NewView Capital, which he established in 2018. He previously worked at NEA, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey & Co., and Raychem Corporation.

How much does Ravi Viswanathan invest?

Ravi Viswanathan invests through NewView Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Ravi Viswanathan?

A warm intro from a founder NewView Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Ravi Viswanathan do before NewView Capital?

scientist at Raychem Corporation; McKinsey & Co; Private Equity Group at Goldman Sachs; General Partner at NEA; McKinsey & Co; Goldman Sachs.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.