Varun Ramakrishnan

Varun Ramakrishnan

Principal atSignalFireFirm active Oct 7California

Varun Ramakrishnan is a Principal at SignalFire, focusing on venture and growth-stage software investments. He previously worked at General Atlantic and Pear VC, and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

What Varun can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

SignalFire writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Pear VC · Fellow
  2. General Atlantic
  3. SignalFire · Principal
    Now
  4. General Atlantic · Investor

Investments named in public bios

VectorFun.xyzFarsight AIAffinitiClutch SecurityFun

Focus

cybersecurityvertical saasfintechventuregrowth-stagesoftware

Education

University of PennsylvaniaWharton School, B.S. in Economics

Also at SignalFire

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Questions

Who is Varun Ramakrishnan?

Varun Ramakrishnan is a Principal at SignalFire, focusing on venture and growth-stage software investments. He previously worked at General Atlantic and Pear VC, and holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

How much does Varun Ramakrishnan invest?

Varun Ramakrishnan invests through SignalFire, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Varun Ramakrishnan?

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

What did Varun Ramakrishnan do before SignalFire?

Fellow at Pear VC; General Atlantic; Investor at General Atlantic.

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