Raghu Raghavan
InvestorGeneral Partner at Elevate Capital
Saratoga, California
Writes $25K – $2M checks · typically $1M
About
Founder of Act-On Software and co-founder of Responsys (acquired by Oracle for $1.5B); named 2015 Tech CEO of the Year by the Portland Business Journal.
Experience
- Tamasha LabsChairmancurrent2022 — presentSaratoga, California, United States
- Act-On Software, Inc.Founder & Board Membercurrent2008 — presentBeaverton, Oregon
- Act-On Software, Inc.Founder, Chairman & CEO2008 — 2015Beaverton, Oregon
- RFPIO Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — present
- RFPIO Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — present
- Elevate Capital FundPartnercurrent2017 — present
- TiE OregonBoard Member2016 — 2019
- Responsys, Inc.Co-Founder & CTO1998 — 2006
- Indius, Inc.President1993 — 1998
- Watson WyattDirector of Technology1989 — 1993
- Mentor GraphicsSoftware Architect1983 — 1989
Skills & more
SaaS85Java8Salesforce.com21Enterprise Software41Software as a Service (SaaS)9Online Advertising15Venture Capital19Cloud Computing39Marketing Automation58Analytics24Product Marketing20Lead Generation46
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EntrepreneurshipEmail MarketingStrategic PartnershipsStart-upsLeadershipGo-to-market StrategyDemand GenerationMarketing StrategySales ProcessCRMOnline MarketingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)From Raghu's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Capital
Allie Persitz
Operating Partner at Elevate Capital
Annu Navani
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Anu Shukla
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Barbara Johnson
Executive Assistant at Elevate Capital
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Donn Dimond
Limited Partner at Elevate Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raghu Raghavan?
- Founder of Act-On Software and co-founder of Responsys (acquired by Oracle for $1.5B); named 2015 Tech CEO of the Year by the Portland Business Journal.
- Where does Raghu Raghavan work?
- Raghu Raghavan is General Partner at Elevate Capital.
- What check size does Raghu Raghavan write?
- Raghu Raghavan typically writes checks of $25K – $2M.
- Where did Raghu Raghavan go to school?
- Raghu Raghavan studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B Tech, Electrical Engineering); University of Minnesota (PhD, Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay169
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Also attended University of Minnesota144
Nina KapurFund Administrator and Staff Accountant at Madrona Venture GroupMadeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersIsaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VC
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