Rajesh Raju
Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied bei Magzter, Inc.
Profil
Rajesh is a pioneer in investing in direct-to-consumer companies in India.
His investment interests span consumer categories in retail, education and mobile.
Rajesh returned from the US in 2006, drawn by the immense potential that India presents for entrepreneurs in reshaping the country.
He has been a part of the startup ecosystem ever since.
In a career spanning over 20 years, Rajesh has had a broad set of experiences in the technology industry across product development, sales, M&A, equity research and private equity.
He currently serves on the boards of several companies.
Rajesh has an MBA (Hons) from the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, a Master’s in engineering from Marquette University and Bachelor’s in Engineering from BITS, Pilani.
Aktive Positionen von Rajesh Raju
| Unternehmen | Position | Beginn |
|---|---|---|
Magzter, Inc.
 Magzter, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Magzter, Inc. provides a digital mobile magazine store, newsstand and publishing services. It enables publishers to offer digital edition of their magazines. The firm has a newsstand application that offers publishers a host of tools that simplifies the digital publishing process. The company was founded by Girish Ramdas, Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan, C.R. Venkatesh, and Gautam Ramdas in June 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Kalaari Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd.
 Kalaari Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Kalaari Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd(Kalaari) is a aventure capital firm in India. The firm was founded by Vani Kola in 2006. The firm is headquartered in India. | Private Equity Investor | 01.01.2011 |
Jumbotail Technologies Pvt Ltd.
 Jumbotail Technologies Pvt Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jumbotail Technologies Pvt Ltd. develops and operates online marketplace for wholesalers to sell food and groceries. The company was founded by Ashish Jhina and Karthik Venkateswaran in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 17.11.2017 |
NTex Transportation Services Pvt Ltd.
 NTex Transportation Services Pvt Ltd. Other TransportationTransportation NTex Transportation Services Pvt Ltd. engages in the provision of transportation services. The company was founded by Sandeep Shridharrao Deshmukh, Shitiz Bansal, and Saurabh Kumar Nigam on March 21, 2014 and is headquartered in Pune, India. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 23.05.2016 |
Simplilearn Americas, Inc.
 Simplilearn Americas, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Simplilearn Americas, Inc. provides online certification training services. It specializes in cyber security, cloud computing, project management, digital marketing, and data science. The company was founded by Krishna Kumar and Kashyap Dalal in September 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
GrexIT, Inc.
 GrexIT, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Grexit, Inc. enables email collaboration by allowing users to easily share email labels and collaborate from their email inboxes. It helps the users to create an online repository of knowledge from day to day email communication. The company was founded by Niraj Ranjan Rout and Nitesh Nandy in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
Pouring Pounds Ltd.
 Pouring Pounds Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pouring Pounds Ltd. coupon and cashback offering platform. It categories include high street, entertainment, electronics, office, mobiles, insurance and finance, utilities and travel. The company was founded by Swati Bhargava and Rohan Bhargava in 2011 and is headquartered in Harrow, the United Kingdom. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | 23.11.2015 |
Ehemalige bekannte Positionen von Rajesh Raju
| Unternehmen | Position | Ende |
|---|---|---|
Peepul Capital LLC
 Peepul Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Peepul Capital LLC (Peepul Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Nadigadda Sandeep Reddy and Srinivasa Raju. The firm is headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius. | Private Equity Investor | 31.12.2011 |
BlackCotton Solutions Pvt Ltd.
 BlackCotton Solutions Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BlackCotton Solutions Pvt Ltd. provides on-line consumer utility services. It resolves the household grievances through mobile app and online platforms. The company was founded by Piyush Ranjan, Abhinav Agarwal and Naman Lahoty in 2015 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Direktor/Vorstandsmitglied | - |
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Ausbildung von Rajesh Raju
| The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Masters Business Admin |
| Birla Institute of Technology & Science | Undergraduate Degree |
| Marquette University | Graduate Degree |
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| Private Unternehmen | 17 |
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Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker)
 Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients. | Finance |
Magzter, Inc.
Magzter, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Magzter, Inc. provides a digital mobile magazine store, newsstand and publishing services. It enables publishers to offer digital edition of their magazines. The firm has a newsstand application that offers publishers a host of tools that simplifies the digital publishing process. The company was founded by Girish Ramdas, Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan, C.R. Venkatesh, and Gautam Ramdas in June 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd.
 Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Simplilearn Solutions Pvt Ltd. provides online education and training for professional certification courses. It offers learning solutions in the domains of project management, IT service management and related, quality, and application trainings that help organizations to empower their employees with skills and knowledge. The firm also provides classroom and online training courses for PMP, ITIL, ITSM, six sigma, MS Project, MS Share Point, PRINCE2, COBIT, CISA, CTFL, PMI ACP, PMI PgMP, PMI RMP, CSM, and cloud computing certifications. The company was founded by Krishna Kumar and Kashyap Dalal in September 2009 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Technology Services |
Lumina Datamatics, Inc.
 Lumina Datamatics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Lumina Datamatics, Inc. provides integrated multimedia content solutions for the publishing and corporate markets. It offers HTML5 authoring, marketwatch, rightphoto, and smart test. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MA. | Commercial Services |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | Finance |
Sybase, Inc.
 Sybase, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA. | Technology Services |
Peepul Capital LLC
Peepul Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Peepul Capital LLC (Peepul Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Nadigadda Sandeep Reddy and Srinivasa Raju. The firm is headquartered in Port Louis, Mauritius. | Finance |
Ubiquitous Foods Pvt Ltd.
 Ubiquitous Foods Pvt Ltd. Food RetailRetail Trade Ubiquitous Foods Pvt Ltd. operates a bakery outlet. It offers wraps and cutlets, birthday and other cakes, burgers and sandwiches and biryanis and kebabs. The company was founded by Indra Subramanian and Rajiv Subramanian in November 2007 and is headquartered in Chennai, India. | Retail Trade |
| Silver Young Partners | |
Paix Technology Pvt Ltd.
 Paix Technology Pvt Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Paix Technology Pvt Ltd. operates online marketplace for pre-owned cars. The company was founded by Shanu Vivek , Suraj Kalwani, Ravi Chirania , Rakesh Raman, Ritesh Pandey, Shubh Bansal and Himanshu Singhal and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Retail Trade |
BlackCotton Solutions Pvt Ltd.
BlackCotton Solutions Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BlackCotton Solutions Pvt Ltd. provides on-line consumer utility services. It resolves the household grievances through mobile app and online platforms. The company was founded by Piyush Ranjan, Abhinav Agarwal and Naman Lahoty in 2015 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India. | Commercial Services |
Kalaari Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd.
Kalaari Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Kalaari Capital Advisors Pvt Ltd(Kalaari) is a aventure capital firm in India. The firm was founded by Vani Kola in 2006. The firm is headquartered in India. | Finance |
Jumbotail Technologies Pvt Ltd.
Jumbotail Technologies Pvt Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jumbotail Technologies Pvt Ltd. develops and operates online marketplace for wholesalers to sell food and groceries. The company was founded by Ashish Jhina and Karthik Venkateswaran in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India. | Technology Services |
NTex Transportation Services Pvt Ltd.
NTex Transportation Services Pvt Ltd. Other TransportationTransportation NTex Transportation Services Pvt Ltd. engages in the provision of transportation services. The company was founded by Sandeep Shridharrao Deshmukh, Shitiz Bansal, and Saurabh Kumar Nigam on March 21, 2014 and is headquartered in Pune, India. | Transportation |
Simplilearn Americas, Inc.
Simplilearn Americas, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Simplilearn Americas, Inc. provides online certification training services. It specializes in cyber security, cloud computing, project management, digital marketing, and data science. The company was founded by Krishna Kumar and Kashyap Dalal in September 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
GrexIT, Inc.
GrexIT, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Grexit, Inc. enables email collaboration by allowing users to easily share email labels and collaborate from their email inboxes. It helps the users to create an online repository of knowledge from day to day email communication. The company was founded by Niraj Ranjan Rout and Nitesh Nandy in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Pouring Pounds Ltd.
Pouring Pounds Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Pouring Pounds Ltd. coupon and cashback offering platform. It categories include high street, entertainment, electronics, office, mobiles, insurance and finance, utilities and travel. The company was founded by Swati Bhargava and Rohan Bhargava in 2011 and is headquartered in Harrow, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
