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Ven Raju

Ven Raju

Managing Director atRiverfront VenturesPennsylvania
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Ven Raju is President & CEO of Innovation Works and Managing Director of Riverfront Ventures, with over 20 years in venture capital and private equity. He has led investments in health tech, IoT, SaaS, AI, and robotics, and served on multiple boards.

What Ven can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Riverfront Ventures writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Choate Capital · partner
  2. Chestnut Street Ventures · partner
  3. Northwell Ventures · managing director
  4. Riverfront Ventures · Managing Director
    Now
  5. Innovation Works · President & CEO

Investments named in public bios

DomoBloom EnergyAccoladeFreshlyRelayrUnity Biotechnology

Focus

health techdigital healthmed techiotsaasMedTech

Education

The Wharton School, MBASchool of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Systems EngineeringUniversity of Oxford, St Hugh’s College, MScThe George Washington University, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, with honors

Also at Riverfront Ventures

Kirk Botula
Kirk BotulaManaging Director
Larry Miller
Larry MillerManaging Director of Life Sciences
Sophie Burkholder
Sophie BurkholderInvestment Associate

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Andrew RabinGeneral Partner + Cofounder, 412 Venture Fund
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Darren SandbergManaging Partner, Dreamit Ventures
Paul Lacerte
Paul LacerteChief Purpose Officer, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Brian Gaister
Brian GaisterGeneral Partner, SaaS Ventures
Eric MinnickGeneral Partner, Versus Ventures

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Who is Ven Raju?

Ven Raju is President & CEO of Innovation Works and Managing Director of Riverfront Ventures, with over 20 years in venture capital and private equity. He has led investments in health tech, IoT, SaaS, AI, and robotics, and served on multiple boards.

How much does Ven Raju invest?

Ven Raju invests through Riverfront Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ven Raju?

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

What did Ven Raju do before Riverfront Ventures?

partner at Choate Capital; partner at Chestnut Street Ventures; managing director at Northwell Ventures; President & CEO at Innovation Works.

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