Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran
InvestorVenture Partner at Social Impact Capital
Portland, Oregon
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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725 people in our graph share verified history with Rajashree — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Assaf ArakiunlockedRajashree: together at Intel Corporation (2004–2018)
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Experience
- Project KarnaFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentLos Altos, California, United States
- Superbloom StudiosFounding Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Social Impact CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2019 — present
- Denvr DataworksAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- Omnitron SensorsAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- University of WashingtonAffiliate Professorcurrent2006 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- PortfoliaInvestor2021 — 2024
- Power Bloom Solar, Inc.Founding Advisor2020 — 2024
- Raji Baskaran LLC / Manifolds LabPrincipal2018 — 2024
- Scorched IceChief Technology Officer2020 — 2023
- MilkRunAdvisor2020 — 2022Portland, Oregon, United States
- IFC - International Finance CorporationAdvisor2021 — 2022
- SEMIChair and Member, Technical Advisory Board2016 — 2022MEMS and sensors industry group
- Intel CorporationSenior Director, Pathfinding Lead, Hardware and Software co optimization2017 — 2018Hillsboro, Orgon
- Intel CorporationPrincipal Engineer and Director, Sensor solutions, New Devices Group2015 — 2017Portland, Oregon Area
- Intel CorporationSensor Technologist , Global Sourcing and Procurement Division2013 — 2015
- Intel CorporationStaff Research Engineer /Technology transfer from University2006 — 2013
- Intel CorporationSenior Research Engineer2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Market Knowledge5Team Management3Data Strategies2Software Development2Business Development2Talent DevelopmentTeam LeadershipMLOpsLarge Language Models (LLM)Thought LeadershipData-driven Decision MakingData Governance
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Machine LearningInnovation ManagementStart-up VenturesData ScienceKnowledge SharingGroup CommunicationCommunicationTechnical LeadershipResponsible AIStrategyDriving ResultsLeadershipLanguages English · German · Hindi · Spanish · Tamil
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Colleagues at Social Impact Capital
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Investor at Social Impact Capital
Ashby Monk
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Benjamin Chesler
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Carson Kahn
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Chinmaya Rath
Investor at Social Impact Capital
Emin Gun Sirer
Investor at Social Impact Capital
Jason Paragas
Investor at Social Impact Capital
Joanna Benadrete
Venture Partner at Social Impact Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran?
- Venture Partner at Social Impact Capital
- Where does Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran work?
- Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran is Venture Partner at Social Impact Capital.
- What check size does Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran write?
- Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran go to school?
- Rajashree 'Raji' Baskaran studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B.Tech); Cornell University (MS); UC Santa Barbara (PhD).
Founder mafias
Cornell mafia535
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
John ZimmerBSFounded LyftDavid SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +3Emin Gun SirerAssociate ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Ucmdigitalhealth +2
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Intel Corporation mafia195
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Lip-Bu TanChief Executive OfficerFounded Walden Catalyst +2Micha Y. BreakstoneManager of the Statistical NLP groupFounded Chorus AI +2Ritik MalhotraSoftware EngineerFounded Savvy +2Amir FaintuchSenior Vice President & General ManagerFounded Hourly +1Kamesh RaghavendraIntern, Test TechnologiesFounded Geminus +1Ruban KanapathippillaiSenior Design ManagerFounded Iterate AI +1
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UC Santa Barbara mafia179
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Logan GreenBAFounded LyftNils ReggeBAFounded Developx +2Michael WitzbaFounded Mob Science +2Zheng XuPh.D.Founded SolarCity +1Anita KhamvongsaBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Venbrook +1David J. PhillipsB.A.Founded Fondo +1
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Indian Institute of Technology, Madras mafia126
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Aravind SrinivasDual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)Founded PerplexityAshok SanthanamBSFounded FogLogic +2Kamesh RaghavendraBachelor of TechnologyFounded Geminus +1Venkat ViswanathanBachelor of Technology and Master of TechnologyFounded AIONICS +1Sridhar RamaswamyB. Tech.Founded Neeva +1Akash AnandBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Desklamp +1
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International Finance Corporation mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Karl ChanVC/Growth Equity - Southeast AsiaFounded SOURCY +1Ciku MugambiInvestment Analyst - Venture CapitalFounded Kobo360Thuan LeProgram AssociateFounded Electric CapitalEvgeny ShadchnevAdvisorFounded MakersJoyce Zhang GrayAdvisory Services ConsultantFounded AlarissJulio MartinezPrivate Equity Consultant (Washington, D.C.)Founded Abacum
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Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras235
Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AISundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesAshok SanthanamManaging Director at Copper Sky CapitalHanyang WangDirector at Qualcomm VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VC
+ 229 more
Also attended Cornell University1,408
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara490
Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniDanielle RomanowskiExecutive Assistant at Sapphire Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of Washington203
Mike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupSid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof DiagnosticsPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechJason PrestonInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersElliot HershbergScientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of BiologyLuke RigganAssociate at Amplify Partners
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Also worked at MilkRun1
Also worked at SEMI1
Also worked at Intel Corporation674
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital
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