Raj De Datta
InvestorFounderPartner at Founder Collective · Co-founder at BloomReach
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $400K – $2M checks · typically $1M
FoundedBloomReach
About
Raj De Datta is co-founder and CEO of Bloomreach, a platform that personalizes customer experiences for brands through its agentic technology, Loomi. He is the author of The Digital Seeker and has held positions including Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Mohr-Davidow Ventures, Director of Product Marketing at Cisco, and roles at FirstMark Communications and Lazard Frères. De Datta is a Founder Partner at the seed-stage venture firm Founder Collective, serves on the Council for Player Development for the US Tennis Association, and maintains active investments in more than 20 start-ups.
Co-founder at BloomReach
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BloomReach's investors · 7
Co-founders at BloomReach
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Ashutosh GargCo-founder
Experience
- BloomreachCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2009 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- ZingtreeIndependent Board Membercurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Investor in and Advisor to a range of start-upsInvestor / Advisorcurrent2003 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Founder CollectiveFounder Partnercurrent2014 — present
- Forbes Technology CouncilMember, Forbes Technology Councilcurrent2019 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- RepresentUsMember Board of Directors2023 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- (USTA) United States Tennis AssociationMember2018 — 2025
- Mohr-Davidow VenturesEntrepreneur-in-Residence2007 — 2008
- CiscoDirector, Product Marketing2003 — 2007
- FirstMark CommunicationsSenior Vice President1998 — 2001
- Lazard FreresAnalyst1996 — 1998
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business Administration and Management2001 — 2003
- Princeton UniversityBSE, Electrical Engineering1992 — 1996
- Princeton University
Skills & more
Leadership28Strategy18Start-ups99Product Marketing55Business Development59Telecommunications15Wireless4Strategic Partnerships39Product Management33Venture Capital5Entrepreneurship14E-commerce15
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Go-to-market StrategyMobile DevicesCloud ComputingBig DataMobile ComputingBusiness StrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)From Raj's professional profile.
Colleagues at Founder Collective
Amanda Herson
General Partner at Founder Collective
Brent Willess
Principal at Founder Collective
Dan Sommer
Partner at Founder Collective
Dave Bisceglia
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
David Frankel
Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States
Emily Jenkins
Operations Manager at Founder Collective
Eric Paley
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Jack Arenas
Principal at Founder Collective
Network5
Amanda HersonScout
General Partner at Founder Collective
Brent WillessScout
Principal at Founder Collective
Dan SommerScout
Partner at Founder Collective
David FrankelScout
Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States
Eric PaleyScout
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Investors connected to Raj in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Raj De Datta work?
- Raj De Datta is Partner at Founder Collective and Co-founder at BloomReach.
- What check size does Raj De Datta write?
- Raj De Datta typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.
- What companies did Raj De Datta found?
- Raj De Datta founded BloomReach.
Founder mafias
Harvard Business School mafia311
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Princeton University mafia149
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Christian SchadeBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Luke EvninBachelor’s DegreeFounded Mpmcapital +1James CurrierBAFounded Wonderhill +1Cliff MoskowitzFounded West Marine +1Ashby MonkABFounded Shelton AI +1James SmitsB.A.Founded DAWN +1
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Cisco mafia69
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Founder Collective mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chris DixonCo-FounderFounded HunchMicah RosenbloomManaging PartnerFounded Founder CollectiveDavid FrankelManaging PartnerFounded Founder CollectiveDave BiscegliaVenture PartnerFounded The Tap LabJack ArenasPrincipalFounded Modern lifeBill TrenchardFounder PartnerFounded LiveOps
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Princeton University551
Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Bloomreach10
Ivan LandabasoPartner at JME VenturesArpan PunyaniCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesBarrett EdgingtonPrincipal at Signal Peak VenturesKevin CochraneCMO, Vultr at Mu VenturesAjay AgarwalPartner at Bain Capital VenturesStefan SchinkelOperating Principal at Vortex Capital Partners
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