Raj Sandhu
InvestorGeneral Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $50K – $500K checks · typically $275K
About
Raj Sandhu pairs a deep technical background and $2B institutional late-stage investing experience with a seed-stage focus, delivering outsized exits (1,538× Hinge, 700× Course Hero) and hands-on operator experience.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechMarketplaces
Experience
- Great Oaks Venture CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Athena Technology Investors, Personal InvestmentsManaging Partner2000 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Madison AngelsGeneral Partner2009 — 2015New York, New York, United States
- Modulus VideoCo-Founder, Seed Investor, Chairman, Acting CEO2002 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- Chatterjee - Soros Group (affiliate of Soros Fund Management)Managing Director, General Partner1997 — 1999New York, New York, United States
- Cowen & CompanyDirector & Partner1994 — 1997New York, New York, United States
- Metaphor Computer SystemsSoftware Developer, Product Manager, Product Marketing Manager1983 — 1986Mountain View, California, United States
Skills & more
Management5Strategy2Software Development2Product Marketing1Capital MarketsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Hedge Funds1Early Stage InvestmentStart-up VenturesEntrepreneurship33Venture Capital20Start-ups18
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Private EquityBoard of DirectorsInvestment BankingInvestmentsE-commerceFinancial ModelingCEOsBusiness StrategyIPOStrategic PartnershipsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Late Stage InvestmentLanguages English
From Raj's professional profile.
Colleagues at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Andrew Boszhardt
Founder and Managing Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Bradford Benz
Advisor; Managing Partner at Benz Capital at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Celine Kwok
Principal and CFO at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Dan Reich
Advisor; CEO & Co-Founder of Troops, Tula Skincare, DIBS Beauty at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Henry McNamara
General Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital
James Gutierrez
Advisor; CEO & Co-Founder of Insikt Inc. at Great Oaks Venture Capital
James Hottensen
Associate at Great Oaks Venture Capital
John Philosophos
Advisor at Great Oaks Venture Capital
Network2
Bill HardingScout
Managing Director at VantagePoint Capital Partners
Brian RowenScout
President and Managing Partner at Fifth Down Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raj Sandhu?
- Raj Sandhu pairs a deep technical background and $2B institutional late-stage investing experience with a seed-stage focus, delivering outsized exits (1,538× Hinge, 700× Course Hero) and hands-on operator experience.
- Where does Raj Sandhu work?
- Raj Sandhu is General Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital.
- What does Raj Sandhu invest in?
- Raj Sandhu invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces.
- What check size does Raj Sandhu write?
- Raj Sandhu typically writes checks of $50K – $500K.
- Where did Raj Sandhu go to school?
- Raj Sandhu studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business Administration); Yale University (BS, Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cowen & Company53
Michael McBrideInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Robert SeveroPartner, Chief Compliance Officer at Sapphire VenturesPeter ChungManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersMeir UkelesInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesEmily PawlakVice President at Volition CapitalAvinash KantInvestor at Phoenix Venture Partners
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