Rajesh Ramanand
Unicorn founderFounder at Signifyd
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedSignifyd$1.3B
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About
Former PayPal emerging-markets risk lead; co-founded Signifyd in 2011 after seeing merchants left liable for online fraud that card-present stores did not bear.
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Signifyd's investors · 13
AllegisCyber CapitalPalo Alto · $3M – $5M checks · since 2015Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2015DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checks · since 2015FISJacksonville · since 2021IA VenturesNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2015Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2015PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks · since 2015Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2015PROOFArlington · since 2015QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2015Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2015Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015Think+ Ventures Management, LlcPalo Alto · $200K – $500K checks · since 2015
Co-founders at Signifyd
Experience
- SignifydCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2011 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Merchant Risk CouncilEducation Committeecurrent2011 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- PayPalHead of Risk, Emerging Markets2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- FedEx CorporationHead, Payments and Shipping Risk2001 — 2009Memphis Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
SQL10Mobile Payments41E-commerce99Distributed Systems12Strategic Leadership11Web Applications11Customer Acquisition12Analytics72Start-ups59Product Management43
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- Who is Rajesh Ramanand?
- Former PayPal emerging-markets risk lead; co-founded Signifyd in 2011 after seeing merchants left liable for online fraud that card-present stores did not bear.
- Where does Rajesh Ramanand work?
- Rajesh Ramanand is Founder of Signifyd.
- What companies did Rajesh Ramanand found?
- Rajesh Ramanand founded Signifyd.
- Where did Rajesh Ramanand go to school?
- Rajesh Ramanand studied at Tulane University (Bachelors, Computer Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Signifyd11
Safa RashtchyManaging Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcSandeep BhadraGeneral Partner at Vertex VenturesDonald A. LucasFounder at Lucas Venture GroupPete BodineManaging Director at AllegisCyber CapitalSemir MelaSenior Associate at Cobalt VenturesDana Eli-LorchPartner at Vesey Ventures
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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC
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Also worked at FedEx Corporation26
Florin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture CapitalJR GarciaInvestor at Green Park & Golf VenturesIgor PiquetInvestor at MatterScale VenturesWei JiangFounder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital PartnersTakashi FujimotoAssociate Partner at XTech VenturesPeter MatevPartner - Eastern Europe at VU Venture Partners
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