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Rama Sekhar

Investor

Partner at Menlo Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Writes $1M – $30M checks · typically $12.5M

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Experience

  1. Menlo VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — present
  2. Clerk.comBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. GraphiteInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  4. Zafran SecurityBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. Astrix SecurityBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. GatherInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. ProductivBoard Member2019 — 2024
  8. Norwest Venture PartnersPartner2009 — 2023Palo Alto, CA
  9. Amberflo.ioBoard Member2022 — 2023
  10. Numbers Station AIBoard Observer2022 — 2023
  11. HarnessBoard Observer2021 — 2023
  12. VezaBoard Member2020 — 2023
  13. ClearDATABoard Observer2018 — 2023
  14. InfluxDataBoard Member2019 — 2022
  15. DremioBoard Member2018 — 2022
  16. AlgorithmiaBoard Member (acquired by DataRobot)2019 — 2021
  17. AgariBoard Member (acquired by Fortra)2016 — 2021
  18. Bitglass, Inc.Board Observer (acquired by Forcepoint)2013 — 2021
  19. FOSSABoard Observer2019 — 2020
  20. QuboleBoard Member (acquired by Idera)2014 — 2020

Deals · 2

AlgorithmiaLed round

via Norwest Venture Partners · filed Apr 2019

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InfluxDataLed round

via Norwest Venture Partners · filed Jan 2019

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

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Colleagues at Menlo Ventures

Alex Kurland
Investor at Menlo Ventures
Amy Wu Martin
Partner at Menlo Ventures
Arvind Purushotham
Head of Citi Ventures at Citi Ventures
Aunkur Arya
Venture Partner at Menlo Ventures
Brent Fellows
Vice President, Finance and Tax at Menlo Ventures
Bryan Eglan
Director of Business Development at Menlo Ventures
C.C. Gong
Principal at Menlo Ventures
Claire Palmer
Director of Investor Relations at Menlo Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rama Sekhar?
Partner at Norwest Venture Partners
Where does Rama Sekhar work?
Rama Sekhar is Partner at Menlo Ventures.
What check size does Rama Sekhar write?
Rama Sekhar typically writes checks of $1M – $30M.
What companies has Rama Sekhar invested in?
Investments tracked here include Clerk, Graphite, Zafran Security.
Where did Rama Sekhar go to school?
Rama Sekhar studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Entrepreneurship); Rutgers University (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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