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Anand Rajaraman

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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

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

Skills & more

E-commerce1Start-ups4Mobile Devices1Strategic Partnerships3Product Management1SaaSAnalyticsCloud ComputingStrategy3Entrepreneurship

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Investments

Investor

American Cricket EnterprisesAster Data SystemsBlueshiftClearStory DataCloudChefCrosschqCuberonData EliteDocsAppGigaOmGlookoHakimoHypertrackJoyusLocboxMetaPunchtabTrifactaYupp

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Colleagues at Rocketship.vc

Blake Rogow
Investor at Rocketship.vc
Gianna Orozco
Fractional Controller at Press On Ventures
Jon Staenberg
El Jefe and founder of Hand of God Wines
Madhu Shalini Iyer
Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc
Paul Baird-Smith
Software Engineer at Rocketship.vc
Rob Harries
Software Engineer at Rocketship.vc
Sailesh Ramakrishnan
Managing Partner at Rocketship.vc
Shivam Patel
Investor 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 Partner at Rocketship.vc.
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.
What companies has Anand Rajaraman invested in?
Investments tracked here include American Cricket Enterprises, Aster Data Systems, Blueshift, ClearStory Data, CloudChef, Crosschq, Cuberon, Data Elite, DocsApp, GigaOm, Glooko, Hakimo, and 7 more.
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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