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Raja Ghawi

Investor

Partner at Era Ventures

Brooklyn, New York

Writes $1 – $10 checks · typically $5

About

Raja Ghawi is a Partner at Era Ventures, which he joined at its inception in 2022. He previously worked at Suffolk Construction, where he helped establish its venture arm, Suffolk Technologies, becoming its Investment Director in late 2020 and founding and leading its AEC accelerator program, Boost. Earlier in his career he worked at McKinsey & Company in Boston, including time at its AI/ML unit QuantumBlack, and he holds a degree from Harvard.

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Invests in

Construction TechPropTech

Experience

  1. Era VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Suffolk ConstructionInvestment Director2019 — 2022Greater Boston Area
  3. Suffolk ConstructionAnalytics Project Manager, Early Stage VC2018 — 2019Boston
  4. QuantumBlackSenior Business Analyst2017 — 2018Boston, MA
  5. McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Analyst2015 — 2018Boston, MA
  6. The Ott Lab for Organ Engineering and RegenerationUndergraduate Student Researcher2013 — 2014Boston, MA
  7. McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2014Dubai

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBioengineering2011 — 2015
  2. Al-Ghassania Private SchoolSyrian Baccalaureate, Scientific Track1999 — 2011
  3. Real World Risk Institute

Skills & more

Research21Team Building3Data Analysis21Community Outreach8Cell Culture1Statistics15Teaching2Science1Design Management1PowerPoint6Matlab3Microsoft Office1
+2 moreLeadershipAnalysis

Languages Arabic · English · French

From Raja's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,173

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,167 more

Also attended Real World Risk Institute1

Bruno BritoPartner at Cedro Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Suffolk Construction8

Jit Kee ChinCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Suffolk TechnologiesPuneet MahajanManaging Partner at Suffolk TechnologiesParker MundtPartner, Platform at Suffolk TechnologiesMack RushSenior Associate, Emerging Technologies at Suffolk TechnologiesMike LindblomChief Financial Officer at Suffolk TechnologiesAustin BarryDirector, Technology Strategy at Suffolk Technologies

+ 2 more

Also worked at QuantumBlack7

Lucille ConroyPrincipal at AbingworthAlexandre ChavotierAI Consultant at Five V CapitalOlivia CavlanPartner at LifeArc VenturesEdoardo ItaliaAssociate at Brighton Park CapitalMohamed Eisimat MohamedInvestor at AtomicoWilliam LeeScout at Fusion

+ 1 more

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,122 more

Investments

Board seats

Latii Inc.

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Era Ventures

Clelia Peters
Managing Partner at Era Ventures
Michael Brodsky
President at Era Ventures