Raj Kapoor
InvestorCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Climactic
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1.5M – $3M checks
About
Raj Kapoor pairs early climate experience—co-founding a climate social app in 2007—with operator and VC scale experience (Lyft CSO, Snapfish exit to HP), focusing on software, networks, and behavior change.
Rajil Kapoor @rajil
A lot of people have written "why now" on robotics. I think the real question is vertical vs. horizontal. My take: vertical wins this decade, for 5 reasons that compound: 1. Customer trust 2. Lower cost 3. Speed 4. SW–HW optimization 5. Throughput https://t.co/cme4gBrCX2
Jun 30, 2026
Rajil Kapoor @rajil
My partner josh felser with a groundbreaking new model - Cliimactic is very excited for this innovation in funding... https://t.co/DwZP7K0qol
Feb 17, 2026 · ♥ 2
Rajil Kapoor @rajil
We're excited to announce our second Climate Tech x AI uconference during NYCW on September 25th - tomorrow! The in person event is over-subscribed about 10x but you can still watch the livestream here: https://t.co/wyBZLUCUJc #ClimateTech #AI #climateweeknyc #Climactic
Sep 24, 2024 · ♥ 3 · ⇄ 1
Invests in
Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaS
Experience
- ClimacticCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- IronGridInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Soil Action, Inc.Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Gritt RoboticsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- ACTUALBoard Member & Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Enara HealthMember Board Of Directors & Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Mateo, California, United States
- MoneyTapInvestorcurrent2017 — presentBangalore, India
- Angaza DesignAdvisor2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- LyftStrategic Advisor2021San Francisco Bay Area
- LyftChief Strategy Officer & Head of Business, Self Driving2016 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Change.orgInvestor2013 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- ClassPassAdvisor2015 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- ClassPasshead of international & new supply / Investor2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DosomethingBoard Member2009 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- World Without COVIDCo-Founder2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Mayfield FundVenture Advisor2012 — 2019Menlo Park, CA
- Mayfield FundManaging Director2005 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- MoatInvestor2012 — 2017Greater New York City Area
- if(we)Investor & Board Member2006 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- NFX GuildFellow & Advisor2016 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA, Business Administration and Management1994 — 1996
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS Engrg, Mechanical Engrg & Robotics1988 — 1992
Skills & more
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FinanceFinancial AnalysisE-commerceOnline AdvertisingSalesNon-profitsStart-upsSocial MediaBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsProduct DevelopmentUser ExperienceLanguages Hindi · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University209
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Shared employers
Also worked at IronGrid1
Also worked at Soil Action, Inc.1
Also worked at Gritt Robotics1
Also worked at Moat1
Colleagues at Climactic
Network1
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