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Ajay Rayasam

Investor

Principal at Osage University Partners · Principal at OUP (Osage University Partners)

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Ajay Rayasam joined Osage University Partners in 2021 as an associate on the technology investment team, focusing on software, computing, and hardware opportunities. He previously served as Chief of Staff and Product Manager at enterprise software startup Kubisys, and holds an M.S. from MIT and a B.Sc. from Babson College.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Osage University Partners (OUP)Principalcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Osage University Partners (OUP)Senior Associate2023 — 2024
  3. Osage University Partners (OUP)Associate2021 — 2023Philadelphia, PA
  4. Stealth StartupPre-Seed Investor, Board Observorcurrent2026 — present
  5. Tessera LabsSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  6. Snowcap Compute Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  7. Virtue AIPre-Seed Investorcurrent2024 — present
  8. CartesiaSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
  9. Innospark VenturesAI Venture Fellow2020 — 2021Greater Boston Area
  10. The EngineSummer Associate2019Greater Boston Area
  11. IBMProduct Manager2018Austin, Texas Area
  12. Kubisys Inc.Chief Of Staff2016 — 2017Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States
  13. Kubisys Inc.Product Manager2013 — 2016Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS, Engineering2017 — 2020
  2. Babson CollegeBachelor of Science (BSc), Business Administration and Management2008 — 2012
  3. MIT - Integrated Design & Management
  4. MIT Sloan School of Management

Skills & more

Venture Capital2Entrepreneurship4Product Management2Business Strategy4Financial Analysis2Start-ups1Business Development1StrategyDue Diligence1Market ResearchProduct DesignUser Experience (UX)
+12 moreData AnalysisResearchPortfolio ManagementBankingFinancial ModelingEmerging TechnologiesAccount ManagementProject ManagementLeadershipDesign ThinkingManagementPublic Speaking

From Ajay's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology994

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 988 more

Also attended Babson College147

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesAnn PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at GreycroftBill HurleyPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity Partners

+ 141 more

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management441

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

+ 435 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Osage University Partners (OUP)20

Marc SingerManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersManny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersAnna TuretskyGeneral Partner, PxB Fund at Osage University PartnersAllen ChenPrincipal at Osage University PartnersJustin RobenyAssociate at Osage University PartnersNabil UllahAssociate at Osage University Partners

+ 14 more

Also worked at Stealth Startup229

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs

+ 223 more

Also worked at Tessera Labs1

Marc SingerManaging Partner at Osage University Partners

Also worked at Snowcap Compute Inc.1

Pat GelsingerGeneral Partner at Playground Global

Colleagues at Osage University Partners

Allen Chen
Principal at Osage University Partners
Anna Turetsky
General Partner, PxB Fund at Osage University Partners
Beth Grafstrom
Senior Vice President at Osage University Partners
Bill Harrington
Managing Partner at Osage University Partners
Britt Kennett
Senior Executive Assistant at Osage University Partners
Brittany de Kouchkovsky
Director, University Relations at Osage University Partners
Chris Nawalinski
Fund Accountant at Osage University Partners
Claudia Dunnous
Chief Financial Officer at Osage University Partners

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Manny Stockman
Managing Partner at Osage University Partners
Marc Singer
Managing Partner at Osage University Partners
Matt Cohen
Managing Partner at OUP (Osage University Partners)
Mitra Miri
Principal at OUP (Osage University Partners)
Robert Adelson
Managing Partner at Osage Venture Partners

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