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Rajeev Batra

Investor

Partner at Mayfield Fund · Board director at Outreach · Board director at Alignable · Board director at Smart Recruiters

Menlo Park, California

Writes $500K – $15M checks · typically $7.8M

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About

Rajeev Batra is an investor at Mayfield who focuses on Cloud and SaaS companies, engaging with founders from the earliest stages. Before venture capital, he worked as an entrepreneur and operator in enterprise software, holding sales, marketing, product, and technical roles at companies including Siebel Systems, Scopus Technology, and Open Environment Corporation, and was on the founding team of IT consulting firm NetNumina Solutions. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park.

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Invests in

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at Outreach

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Outreach's investors · 19

408 VenturesPalo AltoBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checksDFJSan MateoElevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksFounders' Co-opSeattle · $10K – $250K checks · since 2015Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2021Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksOperator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPremji InvestMenlo Park · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checksVista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2021

Co-founders at Outreach

MMManny Medina
Manny MedinaFounder
MM
Manuel MedinaExecutive Officer, Director
WH
Wesley HatherExecutive Officer, Director
GLGordon L. Hempton
Gordon L. HemptonExecutive Officer, Director
AKAndrew Kinzer
Andrew KinzerExecutive Officer
GHGordon Hempton
Gordon HemptonCo-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer
WHWes Hather
Wes HatherCo-Founder

Board director at Alignable

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Alignable's investors · 4

Boston Seed CapitalBoston · since 2018Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2018NextView VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $4M checks · since 2018Saturn PartnersBoston

Co-founders at Alignable

EGEric Groves
Eric GrovesExecutive Officer, Director
VKVenkat Krishnamurthy
Venkat KrishnamurthyExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Smart Recruiters

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Smart Recruiters's investors · 6

Acadian Ventures Management, LlcMadison · $500K – $2M checksBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checks · since 2019Counterview CapitalNew YorkMayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checksRembrandt Venture PartnersLaramieW Capital PartnersNew York

Co-founders at Smart Recruiters

JT
Jerome TernynckExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Mayfield FundPartnercurrent2007 — presentMenlo Park, CA
  2. Outreach.ioBoard of Directors - Early Investorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  3. CrunchbaseBoard of Directors - Early Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. CubeBoard of Directors - Early Investorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  5. SeekOutBoard and Investor - Founding Investorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  6. HighbeamBoard and Investor - Founding Investorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  7. AlignableBoard and Investor - Early Investorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Boston Area
  8. AppifyBoard of Directors - Founding Investor2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  9. TrustRadiusBoard of Directors - Founding Investor2013 — 2025Austin, TX
  10. LexCheckBoard of Directors - Early Investor2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
  11. Postal.ioBoard of Directors - Founding Investor2019 — 2025San Luis Obispo, California, United States
  12. SkilljarBoard of Directors - Early Investor2018 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
  13. SmartRecruitersBoard of Directors - Early Investor2012 — 2024San Francisco, CA
  14. Welcome SoftwareBoard of Directors - Early Investor2013 — 2021New York, NY
  15. WideOrbitBoard of Directors2008 — 2020San Francisco, CA
  16. StockpileBoard of Directors - Early Investor2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  17. AgilOneBoard of Directors - Early Investor2012 — 2019Mountain View, CA
  18. ServiceMax - From GE DigitalBoard of Directors - Early Investor2011 — 2017Pleasanton, CA
  19. MarketoBoard and Investor - Early Investor2009 — 2016San Mateo, CA
  20. ViralheatBoard of Directors - Early Investor2011 — 2015San Mateo, CA
  21. C9 Inc.Board of Directors - Early Investor2010 — 2015Redwood City, CA
  22. TechshedBoard of Directors - Founding Investor2010 — 2012San Mateo, CA
  23. Vovici is now VerintBoard of Directors2008 — 2011Herndon, VA
  24. American CapitalVice President2006 — 2007Palo Alto, CA
  25. Mobius Venture CapitalPrincipal2002 — 2006Palo Alto, CA
  26. Austin VenturesSenior Associate2001 — 2002Austin, TX
  27. inMeetingFounding Team Member and GM2000 — 2001Cambridge, MA
  28. Siebel SystemsVarious roles in Sales Enginneeing and Product Management1997 — 1999Boston, MA & San Mateo, CA
  29. netNuminaPrincipal Consultant and Founding Member1996 — 1997Boston, MA
  30. Open Environment CorporationVarious roles in Engineering, Customer Support, Sales Engineering, System Architecture & Consulting1993 — 1996Boston, MA

Skills & more

SaaS42Enterprise Software36Software as a Service (SaaS)2Start-ups69Venture Capital21Cloud Computing18Analytics25Investments3Mobile1Business Strategy9Entrepreneurship27Private Equity4
+12 moreBig DataBusiness IntelligenceSMBCompany BuildingTeam BuildingSocial MediaSocialRecruitingApplicationsLeadershipStrategyManagement

Languages English · German · Hindi

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Investments

Investor

CrunchbaseMarketoOutreachServiceMaxSkilljarSmart RecruitersWideOrbit

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Mayfield Fund

Ajit Gaddam
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Alex Zhou
Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners
Alexis Bjorlin
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Amy Chen
Investor at Insight Partners
Anna Constantine
Associate at Telegraph Hill Partners
Apoorv Saxena
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Arvind Gupta
Partner at Mayfield Fund
Ashish Pothireddy
Analyst at Silver Lake Partners

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Tejas Maniar
Investor at Mayfield Fund

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Rajeev Batra?
Rajeev Batra is an investor at Mayfield who focuses on Cloud and SaaS companies, engaging with founders from the earliest stages. Before venture capital, he worked as an entrepreneur and operator in enterprise software, holding sales, marketing, product, and technical roles at companies including Siebel Systems, Scopus Technology, and Open Environment Corporation, and was on the founding team of IT consulting firm NetNumina Solutions. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Where does Rajeev Batra work?
Rajeev Batra is Partner at Mayfield Fund and Board director at Outreach and Board director at Alignable and Board director at Smart Recruiters.
What does Rajeev Batra invest in?
Rajeev Batra invests in Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Rajeev Batra write?
Rajeev Batra typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.
What companies has Rajeev Batra invested in?
Investments tracked here include Crunchbase, Marketo, Outreach, ServiceMax, Skilljar, Smart Recruiters, WideOrbit.
Where did Rajeev Batra go to school?
Rajeev Batra studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Cornell University (M.Eng., Electrical Engineering); University of Maryland (BS, Electrical Engineering).

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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Cornell University1,165

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 University of Maryland365

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VC

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Also attended Vienna International School15

Zuzanna KompowskaInvestor at Inovo VCElena KlijnVenture Partner at SuperSeedAël GobrechtAI Solutions at Kharis CapitalRumman SyedManaging Partner at ARAX Capital Partners GmbHMercedes Sánchez de RojasChief Operating Officer at BitpandaAdrian GillespieChief Executive at Scottish Co-Investment Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at LexCheck2

Elias DavisPartner at Kli CapitalGary SanghaFounder at Lex Check

Also worked at SmartRecruiters6

Brett QueenerManaging Director at Bonfire VenturesWilliam TincupVenture Partner at Evergreen Mountain Equity PartnersBlake HestonPartner at W Capital PartnersConstance MontgomeryPrincipal at W Capital PartnersTomás BisiCo-Founder & CTO at HOKALIJerome TernynckExecutive Officer, Director at Smart Recruiters

Also worked at AgilOne5

Bryan SchreierPartner at Sequoia CapitalJonathan SerfatyPartner, Head of Data at Titanium VenturesJérôme SellesFounder at TintNabil JallouliCEO & Co-Founder at RollstackLouis LecatFounder at Upstream

Also worked at C9 Inc.3

Luke MinerCTO & Co-Founder at AudioShake newHarish ButaniCo-founder & CTO at SpotonixMadhukar GovindarajuCEO at Numly