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Sailesh Ramakrishnan

Sailesh Ramakrishnan

Managing Partner atRocketship.vcCalifornia
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Sailesh Ramakrishnan is a Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc. He previously co-founded LocBox and held engineering roles at Walmart and NASA.

What Sailesh can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
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.

Rocketship.vc writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. NASA Ames Research Center · Computer Scientist
  2. Kosmix
  3. @WalmartLabs · Director of Engineering
  4. LocBox · CTO and co-founder
  5. rocketship.vc · Managing Partner
    Now
  6. Kosmix
  7. Rocketship VC · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

LocBoxRocketship VC

Focus

venture capitalstartupstechnologyclimatesustainabilityAI

Education

IIT Madras, Bachelors degree in Civil EngineeringVirginia Tech, Masters degree in Construction ManagementUniversity of Pittsburgh, Master degree in Intelligent SystemsUniversity of Michigan, Ph.D. candidate in Artificial IntelligenceVirginia Tech University, Masters degree in Construction Management

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Wang Lam
Wang LamPartner
Shivam Patel
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Brett GibsonManaging Partner, Initialized Capital

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Questions

Who is Sailesh Ramakrishnan?

Sailesh Ramakrishnan is a Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc. He previously co-founded LocBox and held engineering roles at Walmart and NASA.

How much does Sailesh Ramakrishnan invest?

Sailesh Ramakrishnan invests through Rocketship.vc, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Sailesh Ramakrishnan?

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

What did Sailesh Ramakrishnan do before Rocketship.vc?

Computer Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center; Kosmix; Director of Engineering at @WalmartLabs; CTO and co-founder at LocBox; Kosmix.

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