Rajesh Swaminathan
InvestorInvestor at Khosla Ventures · Board director at Verdagy · Board director at Redox Blox · Board director at Li Industries
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $25M
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About
Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on deep-tech investments spanning renewables, industrial decarbonization, advanced manufacturing, critical minerals, compute infrastructure, and their convergence with AI. Previously led Applied Ventures, the venture arm of Applied Materials, and worked at Third Point Ventures and Lucent's Bell Labs; holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an engineering degree from IIT Madras.
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Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA) Studied at University of Maryland (graduate studies) Studied at IIT Madras (undergraduate degree, engineering)
- Awards
- Rajesh Swaminathan was awarded the President of India Medal for overall excellence at IIT Madras.
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Board director at Verdagy
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Verdagy's investors · 5
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Board director at Redox Blox
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Redox Blox's investors · 3
Co-founders at Redox Blox
Board director at Li Industries
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Li Industries's investors · 11
Co-founders at Li Industries
Experience
- Khosla VenturesPartnercurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Applied VenturesHead of Applied Ventures2018 — 2020Santa Clara, California
- Applied VenturesInvestment Director2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Applied VenturesInvestment Manager2009 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Third Point VenturesSr Associate2008 — 2009San Francisco Bay Area
- Khosla VenturesConsultant2007 — 2008
- Deutsche BankInvestment Banking2007
- Nokia Bell LabsLead - Emerging Technologies2001 — 2006
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Deals · 5
Genecis Bioindustries Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Jun 2025 · $750K raise
Li IndustriesBoard seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed May 2024 · $42.3M raise
VerdagyBoard seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Aug 2023 · $35.5M raise
Apton Biosystems, Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Apr 2021 · $24.8M raise
ONTERA INC.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Aug 2020 · $24.8M raise
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Other disclosed investments
Board seats
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Colleagues at Khosla Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rajesh Swaminathan?
- Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on deep-tech investments spanning renewables, industrial decarbonization, advanced manufacturing, critical minerals, compute infrastructure, and their convergence with AI. Previously led Applied Ventures, the venture arm of Applied Materials, and worked at Third Point Ventures and Lucent's Bell Labs; holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an engineering degree from IIT Madras.
- Where does Rajesh Swaminathan work?
- Rajesh Swaminathan is Investor at Khosla Ventures and Board director at Verdagy and Board director at Redox Blox and Board director at Li Industries.
- What check size does Rajesh Swaminathan write?
- Rajesh Swaminathan typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
- What boards does Rajesh Swaminathan sit on?
- Rajesh Swaminathan holds tracked board seats at Apton Biosystems, Inc., Genecis Bioindustries Inc., Li Industries, Nitricity, ONTERA INC., Redox Blox, Verdagy.
- Where did Rajesh Swaminathan go to school?
- Rajesh Swaminathan studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA); University of Maryland (MS, Electronics/MEMS Reliability); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B.Tech, Chemical Engineering).
- What awards has Rajesh Swaminathan received?
- Rajesh Swaminathan was awarded the President of India Medal for overall excellence at IIT Madras.
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