About
Rajiv Srivatsa is a Founding Partner at Antler India, where he leads the deployment of the global early-stage venture capital firm's $75 million India operations. He co-founded Urban Ladder, which he built into India's leading omni-channel furniture brand over seven years, raising over $100 million from investors including Sequoia, Kalaari, and Ratan Tata before its acquisition by Reliance in 2020. With approximately 25 years in technology, he has held senior roles at Yahoo! managing consumer products across emerging markets and has experience spanning software engineering, IT services, and business development.
Experience
- AntlerFounding Partner (India)current2020 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- OneLife TheoryPodcaster / Bloggercurrent2020 — presentGreater Bengaluru Area
- SelfFiguring Out Next Steps...2019 — 2020Bengaluru Area, India
- Urban LadderCo-Founder, CPTO2012 — 2019Bangalore
- Yahoo!Senior Product Manager2008 — 2012Bangalore, India
- Cognizant Technology SolutionsAccount Manager (Consulting, BD, Business Analysis)2004 — 2008India, USA, Switzerland
- Infosys Technologies LtdSoftware Engineer2000 — 2002Chennai Area, India
Education
- Indian Institute of Management BangaloreMBA, Systems2002 — 2004
- Indian Institute of Technology, MadrasB Tech, Naval Architecture Engineering1996 — 2000
- P. S. Senior Secondary SchoolN/A, Computer Science1995 — 1996
Skills & more
SaaS15Software as a Service (SaaS)4Product Management99Product Marketing99Marketing99Business Development99Business Analysis99CRM99E-commerce99Mobile Devices61Business Strategy61Competitive Analysis63
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Project ManagementStart-upsConsultingBusiness PlanningAnalyticsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Pre-salesMobile ApplicationsWeb ApplicationsProgram ManagementManagementTeam ManagementFrom Rajiv's professional profile.
Colleagues at Antler
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Frequently asked questions
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Founder mafias
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras mafia40
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kamesh RaghavendraBachelor of TechnologyFounded Geminus +1Venkat ViswanathanBachelor of Technology and Master of TechnologyFounded Aionics +1Akash AnandBachelor of Technology (BTech)Founded Desklamp +1Neel BalarDual Degree(B.Tech + M.Tech)Founded Desklamp +1Prajwal PrakashBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Desklamp +1Nikhil HandigolBachelor of TechnologyFounded Forward Networks +1
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Antler mafia19
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Baptiste DebeverEntrepreneur (portfolio)Founded Feedier +1Constantin RobertzAdvisor & Angel InvestorFounded LocadMatthew JungFounder in ResidenceFounded GroverCan KulogluInvestment TeamFounded FoodLabsTorsten KolindStartup AdvisorFounded YouNoodleJC GlancyVisiting PartnerFounded Zenbusiness
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Indian Institute of Management Bangalore mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kamesh RaghavendraMBAFounded Geminus +1Nishit GargPGDMFounded FlipkartBrij BhushanPGPFounded MagicpinShubhendu SharmaFounded Wifi Dabba, Inc.Sanchal RanjanFellowshipFounded ZiffyHomesPulkit SharmaNSRCEL - Startup Launchpad ProgramFounded Khabri
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Cognizant mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ajith GovindProgrammer AnalystFounded Cactus +1Arindam PaulConsultantFounded AtombergAjoy MallikAVP, Head and Founding Team, Global Innovation EcosystemFounded CentricalManmit ShrimaliEngagement ManagerFounded Turing Labs Inc.Derek R. ZhangSr. Strategy Consultant, Digital Products and TransformationFounded Ruta HealthSoumyajit DasAndroid DeveloperFounded Better Opinions
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Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore72
Megha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP GlobalSangeeta BAVIHead of Startups and Growth, Anthropic India at Seafund
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Madras106
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesRajesh SwaminathanInvestor at Khosla VenturesAparnaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCParthaAdvisor at NewBuild.VCIlanInvestor at Eudemian VenturesRaghuInvestor at Eudemian Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Urban Ladder6
Also worked at Yahoo!278
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Cognizant Technology Solutions32
Shinjan DasguptaSenior Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundNick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED InvestorsPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpAnkur KhaitanPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRia BhutoriaVenture Partner at Castle Island VenturesAditi JainAssociate Financial Operations at Titan Capital
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Also worked at Infosys Technologies Ltd76
Sumit JoharAdvisor at Clear VenturesAziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury FundPankajAdvisor at NewBuild.VCPrayag MohantyPrincipal at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpLouis Hernandez, Jr.Founder and CEO at Black Dragon CapitalRyan WestWoodInvestor at EPIC VENTURES
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