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Raj Shah

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Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Percipient

San Jose, California, United States

FoundedPercipient

About

Raj Shah is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Percipient.ai, and also advises several companies. At Microsoft, he led the maps organization, overseeing data and imagery acquisition and maps services for desktop and mobile users, and his team's work factored into Uber's acquisition of those assets. Earlier at Google, he helped establish execution processes across the company's global engineering centers and led the development of Google Maps, managing a cross-geographic team of more than 4,000.

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Percipient

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Percipient's investors · 6

Alley Robotics VenturesCohasset · $500K – $2M checksAlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checksCelesta CapitalMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2025Celesta CapitalSan FranciscoValor Equity PartnersChicagoVenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Percipient

BABalan Ayyar
Balan AyyarFounder & CEO, Brig Gen (USAF, Ret.)

Experience

  1. Percipient.aiCo-Founder, Chief Product Officercurrent2017 — presentSanta Clara, California, United States
  2. AppleExecutive Consultant2015 — 2016Sunnyvale
  3. MicrosoftGeneral Manager, Maps2013 — 2015Sunnyvale
  4. GoogleEngineering Director, Maps2006 — 2013
  5. Ketera TechnologiesVice President, Engineering & India Operations2004 — 2006
  6. 123SignupFounder, Chairman & CEO1999 — 2004
  7. Decide.comVice President, Engineering1998 — 1999
  8. Informix Software, IncExecutive Director, International R&D1997 — 1998
  9. Informix Software, IncExecutive Director, Informix India Development Center1994 — 1997
  10. Independence TechnologiesVice President, Engineering and Operations1988 — 1994
  11. GRiD SystemsDirector, Communication and Networking1982 — 1988
  12. IntelSr Software Engineer1980 — 1982

Skills & more

SaaS38Product Management99Enterprise Software75Start-ups91Big Data7Cloud Computing28CRM18Product Development21Management26Outsourcing3Distributed Systems10Scalability7
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipMobile DevicesLeadershipSoftware DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsWeb ApplicationsNetworkingSoftware EngineeringMobile ApplicationsAgile MethodologiesArchitecturesAnalytics

Languages English · Gujarati · Hindi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Raj Shah?
Raj Shah is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Percipient.ai, and also advises several companies. At Microsoft, he led the maps organization, overseeing data and imagery acquisition and maps services for desktop and mobile users, and his team's work factored into Uber's acquisition of those assets. Earlier at Google, he helped establish execution processes across the company's global engineering centers and led the development of Google Maps, managing a cross-geographic team of more than 4,000.
Where does Raj Shah work?
Raj Shah is Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of Percipient.
What companies did Raj Shah found?
Raj Shah founded Percipient.
Where did Raj Shah go to school?
Raj Shah studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (MSCS, Computer Sciences); Business Professionals Course (Business Management); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B. Tech., Electrical Engineering).

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