Rajeev Batra
InvestorFounderPartner 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
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.
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
MM
Manny MedinaFounder
AM
Abhijit MitraCEO
MF
Melissa FisherExecutive Officer
MM
Manuel MedinaExecutive Officer, Director
WH
Wesley HatherExecutive Officer, Director
GL
Gordon L. HemptonExecutive Officer, Director
CD
Chris DeVoreDirector
BW
Boriz WertzDirector
Board director at Alignable
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Alignable's investors · 4
Co-founders at Alignable
EG
Eric GrovesExecutive Officer, Director
VK
Venkat KrishnamurthyExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Smart Recruiters
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Smart Recruiters's investors · 6
Co-founders at Smart Recruiters
JT
Jerome TernynckExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Mayfield FundPartnercurrent2007 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Outreach.ioBoard of Directors - Early Investorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- CrunchbaseBoard of Directors - Early Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CubeBoard of Directors - Early Investorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- SeekOutBoard and Investor - Founding Investorcurrent2016 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- HighbeamBoard and Investor - Founding Investorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- AlignableBoard and Investor - Early Investorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Boston Area
- AppifyBoard of Directors - Founding Investor2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- TrustRadiusBoard of Directors - Founding Investor2013 — 2025Austin, TX
- LexCheckBoard of Directors - Early Investor2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Postal.ioBoard of Directors - Founding Investor2019 — 2025San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- SkilljarBoard of Directors - Early Investor2018 — 2025Greater Seattle Area
- SmartRecruitersBoard of Directors - Early Investor2012 — 2024San Francisco, CA
- Welcome SoftwareBoard of Directors - Early Investor2013 — 2021New York, NY
- WideOrbitBoard of Directors2008 — 2020San Francisco, CA
- StockpileBoard of Directors - Early Investor2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AgilOneBoard of Directors - Early Investor2012 — 2019Mountain View, CA
- ServiceMax - From GE DigitalBoard of Directors - Early Investor2011 — 2017Pleasanton, CA
- MarketoBoard and Investor - Early Investor2009 — 2016San Mateo, CA
- ViralheatBoard of Directors - Early Investor2011 — 2015San Mateo, CA
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA1998 — 2000
- Cornell UniversityM.Eng., Electrical Engineering1992 — 1993
- University of MarylandBS, Electrical Engineering1990 — 1992
- International School of Islamabad1985 — 1988
- Vienna International School1982 — 1985
Skills & more
SaaS42Enterprise Software36Software as a Service (SaaS)2Start-ups69Venture Capital21Cloud Computing18Analytics25Investments3Mobile1Business Strategy9Entrepreneurship27Private Equity4
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Big DataBusiness IntelligenceSMBCompany BuildingTeam BuildingSocial MediaSocialRecruitingApplicationsLeadershipStrategyManagementLanguages English · German · Hindi
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Investments
Investor
CrunchbaseMarketoOutreachServiceMaxSkilljarSmartRecruitersWideOrbit
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Colleagues at Mayfield Fund
Ajit Gaddam
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Alexis Bjorlin
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Apoorv Saxena
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Arvind Gupta
Partner at Mayfield Fund
Barak Turovsky
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Brandon Scott
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Chris Rowen
Investor at Mayfield Fund
Dileep George
Investor at Mayfield Fund
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Investors connected to Rajeev in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Rajeev Batra work?
- Rajeev Batra is Partner at Mayfield Fund and Founder at Outreach and Founder at Alignable and Founder 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 did Rajeev Batra found?
- Rajeev Batra founded Outreach, Alignable, Smart Recruiters.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,971
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Also attended Cornell University705
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Also attended University of Maryland204
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Also attended Vienna International School9
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Shared employers
Also worked at LexCheck1
Also worked at SmartRecruiters5
Also worked at AgilOne5
Also worked at American Capital16
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