Raja Ghawi
InvestorPartner at Era Ventures · Board director at Latii
Brooklyn, New York
Writes $1 – $10 checks · typically $5
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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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Construction TechPropTech
Board director at Latii
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Santiago Bueno VelascoExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Experience
- Era VenturesPartnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- Suffolk ConstructionInvestment Director2019 — 2022Greater Boston Area
- Suffolk ConstructionAnalytics Project Manager, Early Stage VC2018 — 2019Boston
- QuantumBlackSenior Business Analyst2017 — 2018Boston, MA
- McKinsey & CompanySenior Business Analyst2015 — 2018Boston, MA
- The Ott Lab for Organ Engineering and RegenerationUndergraduate Student Researcher2013 — 2014Boston, MA
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Business Analyst2014Dubai
Skills & more
Research21Team Building3Data Analysis21Community Outreach8Cell Culture1Statistics15Teaching2Science1Design Management1PowerPoint6Matlab3Microsoft Office1
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LeadershipAnalysisLanguages Arabic · English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raja Ghawi?
- 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.
- Where does Raja Ghawi work?
- Raja Ghawi is Partner at Era Ventures and Board director at Latii.
- What does Raja Ghawi invest in?
- Raja Ghawi invests in Construction Tech, PropTech.
- What check size does Raja Ghawi write?
- Raja Ghawi typically writes checks of $1 – $10.
- What boards does Raja Ghawi sit on?
- Raja Ghawi holds tracked board seats at Latii.
- Where did Raja Ghawi go to school?
- Raja Ghawi studied at Harvard University (Bioengineering); Al-Ghassania Private School (Syrian Baccalaureate, Scientific Track); Real World Risk Institute.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Suffolk Construction9
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
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Also worked at QuantumBlack23
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company2,000
Ann 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 LabsJeppe RindomCo-founder & CEO of Pleo
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