Fundraising Fox

Raja Ghawi

Investor

Partner at Era Ventures · Board director at Latii

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.

Invests in

Construction TechPropTech

Board director at Latii

Intro paths

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In turn, Raja can intro founders to Latii's investors below.

Latii's investors · 6

Act One VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $3M checksBrighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksEra VenturesNew York · since 2025FoundamentalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksLeadout CapitalPortola Valley · $250K – $1.5M checksNine Four VenturesChicago

Co-founders at Latii

SB
Santiago Bueno VelascoExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

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

Skills & more

Research21Team Building3Data Analysis21Community Outreach8Cell Culture1Statistics15Teaching2Science1Design Management1PowerPoint6Matlab3Microsoft Office1
+2 moreLeadershipAnalysis

Languages Arabic · English · French

From Raja's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Latii

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Era Ventures

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

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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Also attended Real World Risk Institute3

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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

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Also worked at QuantumBlack18

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,549

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