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Preetha Ram

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Managing Partner at Pier 70 Ventures · Head of Ventures at Redesign Health · Board director at Pelvital USA

San Francisco Bay Area

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Preetha Ram is Managing Partner at Pier 70 Ventures, where she manages portfolio investments, deal flow, and portfolio company development. She previously founded and led OpenStudy, a peer-to-peer online learning community that she scaled to over 60 million learners and exited, and has held academic leadership roles at Emory University, Alliant University, and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from Yale, an MBA from Emory University, and studied at the Indian Institute of Technology.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Board director at Pelvital USA

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Pelvital USA's investors · 3

Boomerang VenturesIndianapolis · $250K – $1.5M checks · since 2024Pier 70 VenturesSeattle · since 2024Wisconsin Investment PartnersMadison · $5K – $100K checks

Experience

  1. Pier 70 VenturesManaging Partner and CTO, Pier 70 Venturescurrent2021 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
  2. FlyteMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
  3. TiE Silicon ValleyMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
  4. AcclinateBoard Member- Observercurrent2022 — present
  5. DocSperaBoard Member Observercurrent2022 — present
  6. GeniPhys, Inc.Board Member Observercurrent2023 — present
  7. BiolocityMember, Oversight Committeecurrent2023 — present
  8. How Women InvestInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  9. TiECharter Membercurrent2021 — present
  10. Amotions, Inc.Strategic Advisorcurrent2021 — present
  11. HereAfter AIBoard Member2021 — 2023
  12. ASEIBoard Of Directors2021 — 2022
  13. EmoteBoard Member2020 — 2021
  14. Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyChief Academic Expansion Officer and Associate Provost for Internationalization2017 — 2019
  15. Institute for the FutureAdvisor, Future of Learning2012 — 2019
  16. University of the PeopleAdvisory Board & former Dean of Arts and Sciences2011 — 2019
  17. Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara UniversityAdvisor and Mentor2014 — 2018Santa Clara
  18. OpenStudy.com (acquired by Brainly)CoFounder, CEO & CTO2012 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
  19. Noora HealthAdvisor2015 — 2016
  20. BrainlyAdvisor2016

Skills & more

Educational Technology37Leadership75Strategy33Public Speaking30Mentoring13Strategic Planning4Analysis2Higher Education99Product Management9Entrepreneurship58Program Management38E-Learning99
+12 moreTeachingResearchCurriculum DesignStart-upsFundraisingNonprofitsScienceSocial MediaCurriculum DevelopmentResearch DesignBusiness DevelopmentLeadership Development

Languages French

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Investments

Board seats

EmoteHereafter.ai

Investor

Noora HealthTemboZapptitude

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Pier 70 Ventures

David S. Wilkes
Venture Advisor at Pier 70 Ventures
Dennis Liotta
Venture Advisor at Pier 70 Ventures
Fatima Cody Stanford
Venture Advisor at Pier 70 Ventures
Frederick W. Grimm
Venture Advisor at Pier 70 Ventures
Jeff Geng
Venture Advisor at Pier 70 Ventures
Jenn Bennett
Venture Advisor at Pier 70 Ventures
Leisl Kleindl-Schelling
Chief Financial Officer at Pier 70 Ventures
Leland Melvin
Venture Partner at Pier 70 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Preetha Ram?
Preetha Ram is Managing Partner at Pier 70 Ventures, where she manages portfolio investments, deal flow, and portfolio company development. She previously founded and led OpenStudy, a peer-to-peer online learning community that she scaled to over 60 million learners and exited, and has held academic leadership roles at Emory University, Alliant University, and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from Yale, an MBA from Emory University, and studied at the Indian Institute of Technology.
Where does Preetha Ram work?
Preetha Ram is Managing Partner at Pier 70 Ventures and Board director at Pelvital USA.
What does Preetha Ram invest in?
Preetha Ram invests in AI & Machine Learning, EdTech.
What boards does Preetha Ram sit on?
Preetha Ram holds tracked board seats at Emote, Hereafter.ai.
What companies has Preetha Ram invested in?
Investments tracked here include Noora Health, Tembo, Zapptitude.
Where did Preetha Ram go to school?
Preetha Ram studied at Yale University (PhD, Chemistry); Emory University - Goizueta Business School (MBA); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Chemistry).

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