Where does Anand Rajaraman work?

Anand Rajaraman is Founding Partner at Milliways Ventures.

What does Anand Rajaraman invest in?

Anand Rajaraman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, EdTech, Fintech, SaaS.

What check size does Anand Rajaraman write?

Anand Rajaraman typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.

Where did Anand Rajaraman go to school?

Anand Rajaraman studied at Stanford University (MS & PhD, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras (Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science).

Anand Rajaraman

Investor

Founding Partner at Milliways Ventures · Partner at Rocketship.vc

Palo Alto, California

Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M

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About

Anand Rajaraman, co-inventor of Amazon Mechanical Turk and an early Facebook angel, applies his more data beats better algorithms philosophy via his Datawocky blog and data pipelines to discover startups.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechFintechSaaS

Experience

rocketship.vcFounding Partnercurrent2015 — presentPalo Alto, CA
Milliways VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2013 — present
Cambrian VenturesFounding partner2000 — 2015
WalmartSVP, Global eCommerce2011 — 2012San Bruno, CA
KosmixFounder & Chairman2005 — 2011
Aster DataBoard of Directors2005 — 2011
Chaupaati BazaarFounding Investor, Board of Directors2008 — 2011
Amazon.comDirector of Technology1998 — 2000
JungleeFounder1996 — 1998

Skills & more

E-commerce1Start-ups4Mobile Devices1Strategic Partnerships3Product Management1SaaSAnalyticsCloud ComputingStrategy3Entrepreneurship

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Colleagues at Milliways Ventures

Anand Rajaraman

Partner at Milliways Ventures

Katelin Moore

Executive Assistant at Milliways Ventures

Venky Harinarayan

Partner at Milliways Ventures

Venky Harinarayan

Partner at Rocketship.vc

Network8

Chris DixonScout

Founder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz

Eduardo Castro-WrightScout

Investor at alpha4 ventures

Gokul RajaramScout

DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital

Josh ElmanScout

Investor at Greylock Partners

Blake Rogow

Investor at Rocketship.vc

Jon Staenberg

El Jefe and founder of Hand of God Wines

Madhu Shalini Iyer

Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc

Sailesh Ramakrishnan

Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anand Rajaraman?: Anand Rajaraman, co-inventor of Amazon Mechanical Turk and an early Facebook angel, applies his more data beats better algorithms philosophy via his Datawocky blog and data pipelines to discover startups.
Where does Anand Rajaraman work?: Anand Rajaraman is Founding Partner at Milliways Ventures.
What does Anand Rajaraman invest in?: Anand Rajaraman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, EdTech, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Anand Rajaraman write?: Anand Rajaraman typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
Where did Anand Rajaraman go to school?: Anand Rajaraman studied at Stanford University (MS & PhD, Computer Science); Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras (Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science).

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Ravi MhatrePartner and Co-Founder at Lightspeed Venture Partners Rachel LamCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Imagination Capital Curtis SpencerGeneral Partner at Electric Capital Venky HarinarayanPartner at Rocketship.vc Sailesh RamakrishnanManaging Partner at Rocketship.vc Dini MehtaExecutive-in-Residence at Peak XV Partners

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