Where does Raghu Madabushi work?

Raghu Madabushi is Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund.

Where did Raghu Madabushi go to school?

Raghu Madabushi studied at Stanford Continuing Studies (Generative AI for Product Managers); Stanford University School of Engineering (Certificate in Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology); Stanford University (Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d-school)).

Raghu Madabushi

Investor

Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund

San Jose

About

Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund focusing on AI infrastructure, semiconductors, cloud and data center technologies, enterprise software, and industrial systems. Previously a Director at National Grid Partners and held investing roles at SRI Ventures, GE Ventures, and Intellectual Ventures, with earlier engineering roles at Intel, Texas Instruments, and Cadence. He is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 24).

Experience

Samsung Catalyst FundInvestment Directorcurrent2026 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
National GridDirector, NG Partners2020 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
VC3 DAOCo-Founder, Genesis Member2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (24)2019 — 2022Menlo Park, California
SRISenior Director, SRI Ventures2018 — 2020Menlo Park, CA
GEDirector, GE Ventures2017 — 2018Menlo Park, CA
The Linux FoundationSenior Director2016 — 2017San Francisco
QSense IncCo Founder2014 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
Intellectual VenturesDirector & Head, Incubation and New Ventures, IDFStart2013 — 2016Bellevue, WA
Intellectual VenturesAssistant Director, Monetization Group2011 — 2013Bellevue, WA
Intellectual VenturesSenior Analyst, Portfolio Development Group2009 — 2011Bellevue, WA
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man)Equity Research Associate2008 — 2009San Francisco, CA
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.Equity Research Associate2006 — 2008San Francisco, CA
Friedman Billings RamseyEquity Associate (Intern)2006San Francisco, CA
Texas InstrumentsEnterprise Strategy Planning / Systems Engineer2003 — 2005Dallas, TX
Intel CorporationProject Execution Owner / Senior Design Engineer1999 — 2003Folsom, CA
Cadence Design SystemsSenior Consulting Engineer1997 — 1999Austin, TX
Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasResearch Associate, Semiconductor Lab1994 — 1995Chennai, India

Skills & more

Enterprise Software10Equity Research15Financial Analysis18Relationship Management10Modeling2Venture Capital44New Technology Evaluation2Technology Product Development4Monetization6Portfolio Management11New Business Development6Corporate Development6

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Due DiligenceInvestmentsFinancial ModelingBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentEquitiesProduct DevelopmentE-commerceFinanceStrategyAnalysisStart-ups

Languages Tamil, Hindi, basic Sanskrit

From Raghu's professional profile.

Colleagues at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Adry Elmilady

Investment Principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Amit Shofar

Sr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Cindy Dole

Deputy General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Samsung Catalyst Fund

David Goldschmidt

Managing Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Gil Rotenberg

Investment Principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Hamid Rategh

Venture Technology Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Ian Clow

Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Jayeon Yoo

Head of Finance Operations at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Raghu Madabushi?: Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund focusing on AI infrastructure, semiconductors, cloud and data center technologies, enterprise software, and industrial systems. Previously a Director at National Grid Partners and held investing roles at SRI Ventures, GE Ventures, and Intellectual Ventures, with earlier engineering roles at Intel, Texas Instruments, and Cadence. He is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 24).
Where does Raghu Madabushi work?: Raghu Madabushi is Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund.
Where did Raghu Madabushi go to school?: Raghu Madabushi studied at Stanford Continuing Studies (Generative AI for Product Managers); Stanford University School of Engineering (Certificate in Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology); Stanford University (Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d-school)).

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