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Raghu Madabushi

Investor

Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund

San Jose

About

Raghu Madabushi uniquely blends an MS in computer engineering, an MBA in finance, and 20+ years leading corporate venture and open-source technology efforts in industrial companies, rare among energy-transition VCs.

Experience

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

Education

  1. Stanford Continuing StudiesGenerative AI for Product Managers2024
  2. Stanford University School of EngineeringCertificate in Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology2023 β€” 2024
  3. Stanford UniversityHasso Plattner Institute of Design (d-school)2016
  4. Harvard Business School Executive EducationPrivate Equity and Venture Capital2015
  5. SMU Cox School of BusinessMBA, Finance2004 β€” 2006
  6. Iowa State UniversityMS, Computer Engineering1996 β€” 1997
  7. University of MadrasBE, Electrical Engineering1990 β€” 1994

Skills & more

Enterprise Software10Equity Research15Financial Analysis18Relationship Management10Modeling2Venture Capital44New Technology Evaluation2Technology Product Development4Monetization6Portfolio Management11New Business Development6Corporate Development6
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Languages Tamil, Hindi, basic Sanskrit

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Colleagues at Samsung Catalyst Fund