Raju Rishi
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at RRE Ventures Β· Board director at Catio Β· Board director at Elmntri Β· Board director at Certificatehero
New York, New York
Writes $5M β $15M checks Β· typically $4M
About
Raju Rishi pairs MIT materials-science training and Bell Labs R&D with leadership running Lucent's international operations, using an engineering lens to back hub companies building infrastructure for healthcare and space.
Likely emailsΒ· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Board director at Catio
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Catio's investors Β· 6
Eniac VenturesNew York Β· $1.2M checks Β· since 2023Pender VenturesVancouver Β· since 2023RRE VenturesNew York Β· $5M β $15M checks Β· since 2023RTP GlobalNew York Β· $1M β $15M checks Β· since 2025Silicon BadiaNew York Β· $250K checks Β· since 2025Vermilion Cliffs VenturesNew York Β· $200K β $500K checks Β· since 2023
Co-founders at Catio
BB
Boris BogatinExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Board director at Elmntri
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Elmntri's investors Β· 1
Co-founders at Elmntri
KJ
Kaipo Jeffrey HsuExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Board director at Certificatehero
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Certificatehero's investors Β· 2
Experience
- RRE VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2015 β presentGreater New York City Area
- LatchBoard Membercurrent2017 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Tive IncBoard Membercurrent2020 β present
- RedoxBoard Membercurrent2017 β presentMadison, Wisconsin Area
- OstroBoard Membercurrent2019 β presentAustin, Texas, United States
- imgixBoard Membercurrent2015 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- PartnerStackBoard Membercurrent2019 β presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- CatioBoard Membercurrent2023 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- elmntriBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentTaipei City, Taiwan
- READY RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2016 β presentColumbus, Ohio, United States
- Certificate HeroBoard Membercurrent2021 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nomad_HealthBoard Observercurrent2016 β presentGreater New York City Area
- DatadogInvestorcurrent2015 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Spring HealthInvestorcurrent2017 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- brightwheelInvestorcurrent2014 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HYPOTHETICInvestorcurrent2021 β presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- CapitalizeInvestorcurrent2020 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- LaunchScience (Acquired by Octane11)Investorcurrent2022 β present
- Wallaroo LabsInvestorcurrent2018 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Parallel DomainInvestorcurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pickle Robot CompanyInvestorcurrent2020 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- maudeInvestorcurrent2020 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- NorthstarInvestorcurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ShortcutInvestorcurrent2015 β presentGreater New York City Area
- Spring LabsInvestorcurrent2018 β presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- SupergreatInvestor2018 β 2023Greater New York City Area
- APPLIEDEA, INC.Investor2017 β 2023Greater New York City Area
- GreatHornBoard Member2016 β 2022Greater Boston Area
- Knock.comBoard Member2015 β 2022Greater New York City Area
- Bend FinancialBoard Member2017 β 2022Greater Boston Area
- Beeswax (Acquired by Comcast)Board Member2015 β 2021Greater New York City Area
- HYLA Mobile, an Assurant companyBoard Member2015 β 2020Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Savory HospitalityAdvisor2013 β 2020Greater New York City Area
- NodeSourceBoard Member2016 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- YieldbotBoard Member2015 β 2019Greater New York City Area
- Sailthru (Acquired By Campaign Monitor)Board Member2015 β 2018Greater New York City Area
- Base CRM (acquired by Zendesk)Board Member2015 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- APTEXX, Inc.Advisor2012 β 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
- ClearGraph (acquired by Tableau)Investor2016 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- BitlyBoard Member2015 β 2017Greater New York City Area
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMS, Materials Science & Enginerring1988 β 1990
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Materials Science & Engineering1984 β 1988
Skills & more
ProptechSaaS58Enterprise Software35Salesforce.com2StrategyLeadership7Management23Technology Incubation4Software Architecture4Microservices2Channel SalesDigital Image Processing
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Cloud ApplicationsDigital Asset ManagementPharmaceutical SalesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Application Programming Interfaces (API)InteroperabilitySupply Chain ManagementGlobal Positioning System (GPS)Cold ChainReal EstateHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)Compensation ManagementLanguages Hindi
From Raju's professional profile.
Deals Β· 3
TiveBoard seat
via RRE Ventures Β· filed Jan 2026 Β· $20M raise
Capitalize Money, Inc.Board seat
via RRE Ventures Β· filed Aug 2024 Β· $18.7M raise
ElmntriBoard seat
via RRE Ventures Β· filed Apr 2022 Β· $5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
bitly.com (LinkCatioCertificateheroHylaLatchRedoxSailthru
Sources: the firm's website Β· SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at RRE Ventures
Abigail Tisch
Investor at RRE Ventures
Ana Rosenstein
Senior Associate at RRE Ventures
Dennis Cherian
Associate at RRE Ventures
James D Robinson
Founder and General Partner at RRE Ventures
James Robinson III
General Partner at RRE Ventures
James Robinson V
Associate at RRE Ventures
Jason Black
General Partner at RRE Ventures
Jay Hass
General Partner & CFO at AlleyCorp
Network4
Abigail Tisch
Investor at RRE Ventures
Ana Rosenstein
Senior Associate at RRE Ventures
Brett deMarrais
Partner at Ludlow Ventures
Eric Bielke
Director (former Temasek) / Investor at Fathom
Investors connected to Raju in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Raju Rishi?
- Raju Rishi pairs MIT materials-science training and Bell Labs R&D with leadership running Lucent's international operations, using an engineering lens to back hub companies building infrastructure for healthcare and space.
- Where does Raju Rishi work?
- Raju Rishi is General Partner at RRE Ventures and Board director at Catio and Board director at Elmntri and Board director at Certificatehero.
- What does Raju Rishi invest in?
- Raju Rishi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Raju Rishi write?
- Raju Rishi typically writes checks of $5M β $15M.
- What boards does Raju Rishi sit on?
- Raju Rishi holds tracked board seats at bitly.com (Link, Capitalize Money, Inc., Catio, Certificatehero, Elmntri, Hyla, Latch, Redox, Sailthru, Tive.
- Where did Raju Rishi go to school?
- Raju Rishi studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, Materials Science & Enginerring); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Materials Science & Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,297
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Shared employers
Also worked at Tive Inc7
Brady BroadbentPartner at Sorenson VenturesVivjan MyrtoCo-Founder & Partner at Hyperplane Venture CapitalRob GoCo-founder and Partner at NextView VenturesAxel BicharaGeneral Partner at BoltBrian DenenbergInvestor at Walnut Venture AssociatesEthan VolkPrincipal at Atlantic Vantage Point
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