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About
Palaniswamy "Raj" Rajan is Managing Partner of CTW Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on seed and early-stage companies in Atlanta and the Southeastern United States. He is also Chairman and CEO of SoftWear Automation, an Atlanta-based developer of sewing robots for the apparel and sewn products industries, and co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Virima Technologies, a data center and IT operations software company. Rajan helped establish the Atlanta CEO Council and has served as its Board Chairman since 1999, and was named to Georgia Trend's "40 Under 40" in 2000.
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Experience
- CTW Venture Partners, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2009 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
- SoftWear Automation, IncInvestor, Chairman & CEOcurrent2014 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
- Virima Inc.Founder, Chairman & CEOcurrent2006 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
- Carbon CleanFounding Investor (Board Director 2010-February 2020 & Chairman 2010-2017)current2009 — present
- NFWInvestor & Vice Chairman of the Boardcurrent2026 — present
- Verralize | Precision Testing & Rapid Detection for PFASInvestorcurrent2022 — presentEast Haven, Connecticut, United States
- YPO - Young Presidents' OrganizationMembercurrent2012 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
- Atlanta CEO CouncilFounder, Board Director, Chairman of the Board 1999-2011, 2015-2025current1999 — presentGreater Atlanta Area
- TiE AtlantaCo-Founder, Charter Member, Board Director 1998-2015, & President 2012-2013current1998 — present
- eLaunchpad, LLCFounder, President & CEOcurrent2000 — present
- Venture Atlanta ConferenceBoard Director2017 — 2025Greater Atlanta Area
- Bio/Med Investor NetworkMember (& Board Director 2015-2017)2015 — 2018Greater Atlanta Area
- CodeGuardInvestor & Non-Executive Chairman2012 — 2018Greater Atlanta Area
- AruvioChairman2013 — 2017Greater Atlanta Area
- Emory UniversityBoard of Visitors2014 — 2017Greater Atlanta Area
- Sarvint Technologies, IncCo-founder, Investor, and Chairman2014 — 2016Greater Atlanta Area
- QuiKast TechnologiesInvestor & Board Director2012 — 2015Bengaluru Area, India
- Avatar CapitalPartner1999 — 2012Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Vigilar, Inc.Founder, President & CEO2000 — 2006
- VerticalOne, Inc.Founder & CTO/CIO1998 — 1999
Skills & more
Mergers62Competitive Analysis99Venture Capital99Entrepreneur12Business Strategy99Executive Management99Entrepreneurship99Early-stage Startups24Start-up Ventures24Business Planning99Cloud Computing99Internet Security5
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- Who is John Lee?
- Palaniswamy "Raj" Rajan is Managing Partner of CTW Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on seed and early-stage companies in Atlanta and the Southeastern United States. He is also Chairman and CEO of SoftWear Automation, an Atlanta-based developer of sewing robots for the apparel and sewn products industries, and co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Virima Technologies, a data center and IT operations software company. Rajan helped establish the Atlanta CEO Council and has served as its Board Chairman since 1999, and was named to Georgia Trend's "40 Under 40" in 2000.
- Where does John Lee work?
- John Lee is Executive at SoftWear Automation.
- Where did John Lee go to school?
- John Lee studied at Florida Institute of Technology (M.S., Computer Science); Florida Institute of Technology (B.S, Computer Engineering).
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